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Percentage Increase and Decrease Trick Worksheet

Speed calculation lesson 23: Increase or decrease by a percent · Set 755 · 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. 1.140 decreased by 15% =
  2. 2.160 decreased by 30% =
  3. 3.725 decreased by 12% =
  4. 4.775 increased by 40% =
  5. 5.350 decreased by 12% =
  6. 6.170 increased by 60% =
  7. 7.40 decreased by 15% =
  8. 8.240 decreased by 10% =
  9. 9.420 increased by 10% =
  10. 10.370 increased by 30% =
  11. 11.230 decreased by 10% =
  12. 12.90 decreased by 60% =
  13. 13.400 decreased by 40% =
  14. 14.340 increased by 15% =
  15. 15.444 decreased by 50% =
  16. 16.390 decreased by 40% =
  17. 17.330 decreased by 40% =
  18. 18.175 increased by 60% =
  19. 19.620 increased by 15% =
  20. 20.288 increased by 25% =
  21. 21.295 increased by 60% =
  22. 22.340 increased by 15% =
  23. 23.500 increased by 5% =
  24. 24.400 increased by 8% =
  25. 25.260 increased by 35% =
  26. 26.130 decreased by 60% =
  27. 27.400 increased by 12% =
  28. 28.600 increased by 8% =
  29. 29.136 decreased by 50% =
  30. 30.484 decreased by 50% =
  31. 31.590 increased by 30% =
  32. 32.325 decreased by 12% =
  33. 33.330 increased by 10% =
  34. 34.480 decreased by 5% =
  35. 35.300 increased by 10% =
  36. 36.175 increased by 8% =
  37. 37.780 decreased by 20% =
  38. 38.700 increased by 10% =
  39. 39.48 increased by 25% =
  40. 40.104 increased by 25% =

Answer key

  1. 119
  2. 112
  3. 638
  4. 1085
  5. 308
  6. 272
  7. 34
  8. 216
  9. 462
  10. 481
  11. 207
  12. 36
  13. 240
  14. 391
  15. 222
  16. 234
  17. 198
  18. 280
  19. 713
  20. 360
  21. 472
  22. 391
  23. 525
  24. 432
  25. 351
  26. 52
  27. 448
  28. 648
  29. 68
  30. 242
  31. 767
  32. 286
  33. 363
  34. 456
  35. 330
  36. 189
  37. 624
  38. 770
  39. 60
  40. 130

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