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Percentage Increase and Decrease Trick Worksheet

Speed calculation lesson 23: Increase or decrease by a percent · Set 723 · 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. 1.420 decreased by 15% =
  2. 2.346 decreased by 50% =
  3. 3.380 increased by 40% =
  4. 4.368 increased by 50% =
  5. 5.448 increased by 25% =
  6. 6.100 increased by 15% =
  7. 7.750 increased by 12% =
  8. 8.60 decreased by 10% =
  9. 9.370 decreased by 30% =
  10. 10.68 decreased by 25% =
  11. 11.540 increased by 10% =
  12. 12.60 decreased by 5% =
  13. 13.372 decreased by 25% =
  14. 14.664 increased by 75% =
  15. 15.40 decreased by 10% =
  16. 16.125 decreased by 8% =
  17. 17.550 decreased by 60% =
  18. 18.700 decreased by 30% =
  19. 19.785 decreased by 60% =
  20. 20.100 increased by 5% =
  21. 21.665 decreased by 20% =
  22. 22.220 decreased by 5% =
  23. 23.650 increased by 12% =
  24. 24.185 increased by 40% =
  25. 25.175 decreased by 40% =
  26. 26.670 increased by 40% =
  27. 27.495 increased by 20% =
  28. 28.736 increased by 75% =
  29. 29.300 increased by 8% =
  30. 30.155 decreased by 60% =
  31. 31.432 decreased by 75% =
  32. 32.475 increased by 12% =
  33. 33.660 decreased by 15% =
  34. 34.175 increased by 8% =
  35. 35.232 decreased by 25% =
  36. 36.484 decreased by 25% =
  37. 37.40 increased by 30% =
  38. 38.380 increased by 35% =
  39. 39.460 decreased by 40% =
  40. 40.575 increased by 8% =

Answer key

  1. 357
  2. 173
  3. 532
  4. 552
  5. 560
  6. 115
  7. 840
  8. 54
  9. 259
  10. 51
  11. 594
  12. 57
  13. 279
  14. 1162
  15. 36
  16. 115
  17. 220
  18. 490
  19. 314
  20. 105
  21. 532
  22. 209
  23. 728
  24. 259
  25. 105
  26. 938
  27. 594
  28. 1288
  29. 324
  30. 62
  31. 108
  32. 532
  33. 561
  34. 189
  35. 174
  36. 363
  37. 52
  38. 513
  39. 276
  40. 621

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