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Percentage Increase and Decrease Trick Worksheet

Speed calculation lesson 23: Increase or decrease by a percent · Set 83 · 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. 1.460 decreased by 35% =
  2. 2.560 decreased by 35% =
  3. 3.360 decreased by 35% =
  4. 4.225 increased by 8% =
  5. 5.600 decreased by 15% =
  6. 6.620 increased by 5% =
  7. 7.605 increased by 40% =
  8. 8.340 increased by 35% =
  9. 9.200 increased by 12% =
  10. 10.500 increased by 15% =
  11. 11.740 increased by 15% =
  12. 12.284 increased by 50% =
  13. 13.270 increased by 10% =
  14. 14.600 increased by 15% =
  15. 15.200 increased by 35% =
  16. 16.125 decreased by 60% =
  17. 17.390 decreased by 10% =
  18. 18.465 decreased by 40% =
  19. 19.472 increased by 25% =
  20. 20.460 decreased by 15% =
  21. 21.140 decreased by 50% =
  22. 22.500 decreased by 20% =
  23. 23.520 increased by 5% =
  24. 24.210 increased by 60% =
  25. 25.525 decreased by 8% =
  26. 26.375 decreased by 12% =
  27. 27.548 decreased by 25% =
  28. 28.600 increased by 12% =
  29. 29.675 increased by 12% =
  30. 30.120 increased by 5% =
  31. 31.680 increased by 15% =
  32. 32.556 decreased by 50% =
  33. 33.730 decreased by 60% =
  34. 34.196 increased by 25% =
  35. 35.680 increased by 35% =
  36. 36.155 decreased by 20% =
  37. 37.460 increased by 15% =
  38. 38.430 increased by 10% =
  39. 39.360 decreased by 30% =
  40. 40.565 decreased by 20% =

Answer key

  1. 299
  2. 364
  3. 234
  4. 243
  5. 510
  6. 651
  7. 847
  8. 459
  9. 224
  10. 575
  11. 851
  12. 426
  13. 297
  14. 690
  15. 270
  16. 50
  17. 351
  18. 279
  19. 590
  20. 391
  21. 70
  22. 400
  23. 546
  24. 336
  25. 483
  26. 330
  27. 411
  28. 672
  29. 756
  30. 126
  31. 782
  32. 278
  33. 292
  34. 245
  35. 918
  36. 124
  37. 529
  38. 473
  39. 252
  40. 452

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