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Percentage Increase and Decrease Trick Worksheet

Speed calculation lesson 23: Increase or decrease by a percent · Set 68 · 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. 1.440 increased by 15% =
  2. 2.65 increased by 20% =
  3. 3.680 decreased by 5% =
  4. 4.480 decreased by 10% =
  5. 5.620 decreased by 25% =
  6. 6.620 increased by 75% =
  7. 7.80 decreased by 5% =
  8. 8.400 decreased by 60% =
  9. 9.310 decreased by 10% =
  10. 10.775 decreased by 8% =
  11. 11.680 decreased by 60% =
  12. 12.680 decreased by 20% =
  13. 13.100 decreased by 20% =
  14. 14.240 increased by 75% =
  15. 15.355 increased by 60% =
  16. 16.60 decreased by 15% =
  17. 17.400 decreased by 60% =
  18. 18.280 decreased by 15% =
  19. 19.605 increased by 60% =
  20. 20.655 decreased by 60% =
  21. 21.720 decreased by 30% =
  22. 22.460 increased by 5% =
  23. 23.220 decreased by 20% =
  24. 24.60 decreased by 35% =
  25. 25.550 decreased by 40% =
  26. 26.388 decreased by 50% =
  27. 27.90 increased by 60% =
  28. 28.512 increased by 25% =
  29. 29.310 increased by 50% =
  30. 30.50 decreased by 50% =
  31. 31.780 increased by 15% =
  32. 32.200 increased by 5% =
  33. 33.80 decreased by 15% =
  34. 34.285 decreased by 40% =
  35. 35.640 increased by 15% =
  36. 36.615 decreased by 20% =
  37. 37.132 increased by 75% =
  38. 38.75 increased by 20% =
  39. 39.376 decreased by 50% =
  40. 40.230 increased by 30% =

Answer key

  1. 506
  2. 78
  3. 646
  4. 432
  5. 465
  6. 1085
  7. 76
  8. 160
  9. 279
  10. 713
  11. 272
  12. 544
  13. 80
  14. 420
  15. 568
  16. 51
  17. 160
  18. 238
  19. 968
  20. 262
  21. 504
  22. 483
  23. 176
  24. 39
  25. 330
  26. 194
  27. 144
  28. 640
  29. 465
  30. 25
  31. 897
  32. 210
  33. 68
  34. 171
  35. 736
  36. 492
  37. 231
  38. 90
  39. 188
  40. 299

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