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Percentage Increase and Decrease Trick Worksheet

Speed calculation lesson 23: Increase or decrease by a percent · Set 62 · 40 questions
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The fast method (One-step multiplier): Increase by p%: multiply by (100 + p)% — up 20% is × 1.2. Decrease by p%: multiply by (100 − p)% — down 25% is × 0.75. Easy way to multiply: × the whole number (115 or 75), then ÷ 100.

NameDateTime takenScore ___ / 40
  1. 1.60 decreased by 15% =
  2. 2.250 increased by 8% =
  3. 3.400 increased by 10% =
  4. 4.432 decreased by 75% =
  5. 5.320 decreased by 5% =
  6. 6.270 decreased by 10% =
  7. 7.480 increased by 5% =
  8. 8.100 decreased by 75% =
  9. 9.760 increased by 5% =
  10. 10.720 decreased by 35% =
  11. 11.375 decreased by 8% =
  12. 12.95 increased by 20% =
  13. 13.548 decreased by 25% =
  14. 14.344 decreased by 50% =
  15. 15.545 increased by 20% =
  16. 16.60 decreased by 10% =
  17. 17.590 decreased by 30% =
  18. 18.40 decreased by 10% =
  19. 19.776 decreased by 75% =
  20. 20.796 increased by 50% =
  21. 21.220 decreased by 15% =
  22. 22.300 decreased by 35% =
  23. 23.150 increased by 12% =
  24. 24.720 increased by 5% =
  25. 25.65 decreased by 20% =
  26. 26.525 decreased by 8% =
  27. 27.220 decreased by 35% =
  28. 28.220 increased by 10% =
  29. 29.720 decreased by 10% =
  30. 30.180 decreased by 5% =
  31. 31.755 decreased by 20% =
  32. 32.280 increased by 50% =
  33. 33.160 decreased by 15% =
  34. 34.500 decreased by 5% =
  35. 35.70 increased by 40% =
  36. 36.684 increased by 25% =
  37. 37.225 decreased by 12% =
  38. 38.588 decreased by 75% =
  39. 39.772 decreased by 25% =
  40. 40.260 increased by 5% =

Answer key

  1. 51
  2. 270
  3. 440
  4. 108
  5. 304
  6. 243
  7. 504
  8. 25
  9. 798
  10. 468
  11. 345
  12. 114
  13. 411
  14. 172
  15. 654
  16. 54
  17. 413
  18. 36
  19. 194
  20. 1194
  21. 187
  22. 195
  23. 168
  24. 756
  25. 52
  26. 483
  27. 143
  28. 242
  29. 648
  30. 171
  31. 604
  32. 420
  33. 136
  34. 475
  35. 98
  36. 855
  37. 198
  38. 147
  39. 579
  40. 273

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