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Percentage Increase and Decrease Trick Worksheet

Speed calculation lesson 23: Increase or decrease by a percent · Set 754 · 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. 2.100 increased by 5% =
  3. 3.200 decreased by 12% =
  4. 4.660 decreased by 10% =
  5. 5.320 increased by 5% =
  6. 6.244 decreased by 50% =
  7. 7.75 increased by 8% =
  8. 8.168 decreased by 75% =
  9. 9.480 decreased by 5% =
  10. 10.420 decreased by 75% =
  11. 11.700 decreased by 8% =
  12. 12.360 decreased by 10% =
  13. 13.515 increased by 40% =
  14. 14.640 increased by 15% =
  15. 15.295 decreased by 20% =
  16. 16.325 decreased by 40% =
  17. 17.800 increased by 5% =
  18. 18.180 decreased by 35% =
  19. 19.725 increased by 8% =
  20. 20.620 increased by 30% =
  21. 21.265 decreased by 40% =
  22. 22.690 increased by 30% =
  23. 23.625 decreased by 20% =
  24. 24.430 increased by 20% =
  25. 25.140 decreased by 10% =
  26. 26.392 decreased by 25% =
  27. 27.510 decreased by 30% =
  28. 28.525 increased by 12% =
  29. 29.668 increased by 25% =
  30. 30.522 increased by 50% =
  31. 31.425 increased by 20% =
  32. 32.660 decreased by 30% =
  33. 33.320 increased by 35% =
  34. 34.565 decreased by 40% =
  35. 35.430 increased by 50% =
  36. 36.725 increased by 40% =
  37. 37.800 decreased by 8% =
  38. 38.164 increased by 25% =
  39. 39.755 increased by 20% =
  40. 40.540 decreased by 30% =

Answer key

  1. 357
  2. 105
  3. 176
  4. 594
  5. 336
  6. 122
  7. 81
  8. 42
  9. 456
  10. 105
  11. 644
  12. 324
  13. 721
  14. 736
  15. 236
  16. 195
  17. 840
  18. 117
  19. 783
  20. 806
  21. 159
  22. 897
  23. 500
  24. 516
  25. 126
  26. 294
  27. 357
  28. 588
  29. 835
  30. 783
  31. 510
  32. 462
  33. 432
  34. 339
  35. 645
  36. 1015
  37. 736
  38. 205
  39. 906
  40. 378

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