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Percentage Increase and Decrease Trick Worksheet

Speed calculation lesson 23: Increase or decrease by a percent · Set 746 · 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. 1.60 increased by 15% =
  2. 2.115 increased by 20% =
  3. 3.340 decreased by 10% =
  4. 4.140 increased by 15% =
  5. 5.620 decreased by 35% =
  6. 6.630 increased by 60% =
  7. 7.520 increased by 15% =
  8. 8.595 decreased by 40% =
  9. 9.160 increased by 15% =
  10. 10.348 decreased by 50% =
  11. 11.190 increased by 10% =
  12. 12.600 increased by 8% =
  13. 13.540 decreased by 15% =
  14. 14.298 decreased by 50% =
  15. 15.115 decreased by 40% =
  16. 16.615 increased by 60% =
  17. 17.275 decreased by 8% =
  18. 18.170 decreased by 10% =
  19. 19.200 decreased by 12% =
  20. 20.175 decreased by 20% =
  21. 21.325 increased by 12% =
  22. 22.640 decreased by 35% =
  23. 23.444 increased by 25% =
  24. 24.460 decreased by 15% =
  25. 25.116 decreased by 25% =
  26. 26.140 increased by 35% =
  27. 27.395 decreased by 40% =
  28. 28.135 increased by 40% =
  29. 29.320 increased by 10% =
  30. 30.696 increased by 50% =
  31. 31.320 decreased by 5% =
  32. 32.412 increased by 75% =
  33. 33.80 decreased by 5% =
  34. 34.730 increased by 20% =
  35. 35.380 increased by 15% =
  36. 36.600 increased by 5% =
  37. 37.520 decreased by 20% =
  38. 38.418 decreased by 50% =
  39. 39.750 increased by 40% =
  40. 40.472 decreased by 50% =

Answer key

  1. 69
  2. 138
  3. 306
  4. 161
  5. 403
  6. 1008
  7. 598
  8. 357
  9. 184
  10. 174
  11. 209
  12. 648
  13. 459
  14. 149
  15. 69
  16. 984
  17. 253
  18. 153
  19. 176
  20. 140
  21. 364
  22. 416
  23. 555
  24. 391
  25. 87
  26. 189
  27. 237
  28. 189
  29. 352
  30. 1044
  31. 304
  32. 721
  33. 76
  34. 876
  35. 437
  36. 630
  37. 416
  38. 209
  39. 1050
  40. 236

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