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Percentage Increase and Decrease Trick Worksheet

Speed calculation lesson 23: Increase or decrease by a percent · Set 64 · 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. 1.520 decreased by 15% =
  2. 2.100 decreased by 35% =
  3. 3.260 increased by 20% =
  4. 4.560 decreased by 75% =
  5. 5.195 decreased by 40% =
  6. 6.750 increased by 20% =
  7. 7.660 increased by 5% =
  8. 8.120 increased by 5% =
  9. 9.690 increased by 30% =
  10. 10.440 increased by 10% =
  11. 11.155 decreased by 20% =
  12. 12.340 decreased by 5% =
  13. 13.50 decreased by 12% =
  14. 14.626 increased by 50% =
  15. 15.70 decreased by 50% =
  16. 16.614 decreased by 50% =
  17. 17.145 increased by 40% =
  18. 18.140 increased by 5% =
  19. 19.166 decreased by 50% =
  20. 20.380 decreased by 75% =
  21. 21.500 increased by 12% =
  22. 22.660 increased by 35% =
  23. 23.560 increased by 15% =
  24. 24.114 decreased by 50% =
  25. 25.480 decreased by 10% =
  26. 26.320 increased by 25% =
  27. 27.180 decreased by 5% =
  28. 28.620 decreased by 30% =
  29. 29.392 decreased by 50% =
  30. 30.700 decreased by 12% =
  31. 31.460 increased by 5% =
  32. 32.225 increased by 60% =
  33. 33.110 increased by 30% =
  34. 34.100 increased by 12% =
  35. 35.330 increased by 20% =
  36. 36.140 decreased by 75% =
  37. 37.332 increased by 75% =
  38. 38.144 increased by 50% =
  39. 39.280 increased by 75% =
  40. 40.620 increased by 5% =

Answer key

  1. 442
  2. 65
  3. 312
  4. 140
  5. 117
  6. 900
  7. 693
  8. 126
  9. 897
  10. 484
  11. 124
  12. 323
  13. 44
  14. 939
  15. 35
  16. 307
  17. 203
  18. 147
  19. 83
  20. 95
  21. 560
  22. 891
  23. 644
  24. 57
  25. 432
  26. 400
  27. 171
  28. 434
  29. 196
  30. 616
  31. 483
  32. 360
  33. 143
  34. 112
  35. 396
  36. 35
  37. 581
  38. 216
  39. 490
  40. 651

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