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Percentage Increase and Decrease Trick Worksheet

Speed calculation lesson 23: Increase or decrease by a percent · Set 628 · 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. 1.415 decreased by 40% =
  2. 2.260 increased by 15% =
  3. 3.610 increased by 60% =
  4. 4.140 increased by 5% =
  5. 5.780 increased by 5% =
  6. 6.510 increased by 10% =
  7. 7.200 decreased by 12% =
  8. 8.395 increased by 40% =
  9. 9.140 decreased by 35% =
  10. 10.320 decreased by 5% =
  11. 11.56 increased by 75% =
  12. 12.300 decreased by 15% =
  13. 13.75 decreased by 20% =
  14. 14.672 decreased by 25% =
  15. 15.770 increased by 30% =
  16. 16.200 increased by 35% =
  17. 17.620 increased by 35% =
  18. 18.520 decreased by 50% =
  19. 19.475 increased by 12% =
  20. 20.220 increased by 15% =
  21. 21.575 increased by 12% =
  22. 22.275 increased by 12% =
  23. 23.660 decreased by 30% =
  24. 24.310 decreased by 30% =
  25. 25.340 increased by 10% =
  26. 26.160 increased by 5% =
  27. 27.575 increased by 40% =
  28. 28.170 decreased by 10% =
  29. 29.465 decreased by 20% =
  30. 30.740 increased by 15% =
  31. 31.108 decreased by 75% =
  32. 32.100 decreased by 35% =
  33. 33.175 decreased by 40% =
  34. 34.170 decreased by 10% =
  35. 35.545 increased by 20% =
  36. 36.464 decreased by 50% =
  37. 37.680 increased by 10% =
  38. 38.216 increased by 25% =
  39. 39.240 decreased by 5% =
  40. 40.160 decreased by 10% =

Answer key

  1. 249
  2. 299
  3. 976
  4. 147
  5. 819
  6. 561
  7. 176
  8. 553
  9. 91
  10. 304
  11. 98
  12. 255
  13. 60
  14. 504
  15. 1001
  16. 270
  17. 837
  18. 260
  19. 532
  20. 253
  21. 644
  22. 308
  23. 462
  24. 217
  25. 374
  26. 168
  27. 805
  28. 153
  29. 372
  30. 851
  31. 27
  32. 65
  33. 105
  34. 153
  35. 654
  36. 232
  37. 748
  38. 270
  39. 228
  40. 144

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