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Percentage Increase and Decrease Trick Worksheet

Speed calculation lesson 23: Increase or decrease by a percent · Set 726 · 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 decreased by 15% =
  2. 2.700 decreased by 35% =
  3. 3.48 increased by 75% =
  4. 4.292 increased by 50% =
  5. 5.80 increased by 30% =
  6. 6.740 decreased by 75% =
  7. 7.220 increased by 15% =
  8. 8.780 increased by 15% =
  9. 9.510 decreased by 10% =
  10. 10.496 decreased by 50% =
  11. 11.748 decreased by 25% =
  12. 12.345 increased by 20% =
  13. 13.275 decreased by 12% =
  14. 14.90 decreased by 10% =
  15. 15.420 increased by 40% =
  16. 16.635 decreased by 20% =
  17. 17.685 increased by 40% =
  18. 18.150 decreased by 40% =
  19. 19.160 decreased by 5% =
  20. 20.700 decreased by 40% =
  21. 21.200 increased by 5% =
  22. 22.500 decreased by 5% =
  23. 23.280 increased by 30% =
  24. 24.215 increased by 20% =
  25. 25.160 decreased by 15% =
  26. 26.460 decreased by 10% =
  27. 27.140 decreased by 40% =
  28. 28.610 decreased by 10% =
  29. 29.80 increased by 15% =
  30. 30.175 decreased by 12% =
  31. 31.150 decreased by 30% =
  32. 32.716 decreased by 75% =
  33. 33.618 increased by 50% =
  34. 34.400 increased by 5% =
  35. 35.300 increased by 15% =
  36. 36.180 increased by 5% =
  37. 37.75 increased by 12% =
  38. 38.352 decreased by 75% =
  39. 39.620 increased by 25% =
  40. 40.720 decreased by 15% =

Answer key

  1. 374
  2. 455
  3. 84
  4. 438
  5. 104
  6. 185
  7. 253
  8. 897
  9. 459
  10. 248
  11. 561
  12. 414
  13. 242
  14. 81
  15. 588
  16. 508
  17. 959
  18. 90
  19. 152
  20. 420
  21. 210
  22. 475
  23. 364
  24. 258
  25. 136
  26. 414
  27. 84
  28. 549
  29. 92
  30. 154
  31. 105
  32. 179
  33. 927
  34. 420
  35. 345
  36. 189
  37. 84
  38. 88
  39. 775
  40. 612

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