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Percentage Increase and Decrease Trick Worksheet

Speed calculation lesson 23: Increase or decrease by a percent · Set 756 · 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. 1.580 decreased by 15% =
  2. 2.630 decreased by 20% =
  3. 3.80 increased by 15% =
  4. 4.560 increased by 10% =
  5. 5.398 decreased by 50% =
  6. 6.360 increased by 60% =
  7. 7.384 decreased by 75% =
  8. 8.190 increased by 60% =
  9. 9.220 decreased by 35% =
  10. 10.200 increased by 30% =
  11. 11.336 increased by 25% =
  12. 12.170 increased by 20% =
  13. 13.520 increased by 40% =
  14. 14.360 decreased by 75% =
  15. 15.538 increased by 50% =
  16. 16.55 decreased by 40% =
  17. 17.468 increased by 25% =
  18. 18.300 decreased by 20% =
  19. 19.660 decreased by 40% =
  20. 20.225 increased by 12% =
  21. 21.675 decreased by 20% =
  22. 22.515 decreased by 20% =
  23. 23.176 decreased by 25% =
  24. 24.50 increased by 10% =
  25. 25.425 increased by 8% =
  26. 26.575 increased by 8% =
  27. 27.800 decreased by 25% =
  28. 28.520 decreased by 5% =
  29. 29.266 decreased by 50% =
  30. 30.300 decreased by 8% =
  31. 31.172 decreased by 75% =
  32. 32.60 increased by 5% =
  33. 33.300 decreased by 12% =
  34. 34.305 increased by 40% =
  35. 35.600 decreased by 35% =
  36. 36.200 decreased by 15% =
  37. 37.460 decreased by 60% =
  38. 38.420 increased by 20% =
  39. 39.620 increased by 20% =
  40. 40.200 increased by 15% =

Answer key

  1. 493
  2. 504
  3. 92
  4. 616
  5. 199
  6. 576
  7. 96
  8. 304
  9. 143
  10. 260
  11. 420
  12. 204
  13. 728
  14. 90
  15. 807
  16. 33
  17. 585
  18. 240
  19. 396
  20. 252
  21. 540
  22. 412
  23. 132
  24. 55
  25. 459
  26. 621
  27. 600
  28. 494
  29. 133
  30. 276
  31. 43
  32. 63
  33. 264
  34. 427
  35. 390
  36. 170
  37. 184
  38. 504
  39. 744
  40. 230

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