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Percentage Increase and Decrease Trick Worksheet

Speed calculation lesson 23: Increase or decrease by a percent · Set 847 · 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. 1.380 decreased by 15% =
  2. 2.535 decreased by 20% =
  3. 3.420 decreased by 30% =
  4. 4.225 increased by 8% =
  5. 5.644 increased by 75% =
  6. 6.220 increased by 75% =
  7. 7.470 decreased by 30% =
  8. 8.720 increased by 5% =
  9. 9.585 increased by 20% =
  10. 10.260 decreased by 10% =
  11. 11.610 increased by 50% =
  12. 12.600 decreased by 15% =
  13. 13.60 increased by 5% =
  14. 14.120 decreased by 35% =
  15. 15.282 decreased by 50% =
  16. 16.180 increased by 30% =
  17. 17.475 increased by 12% =
  18. 18.100 increased by 75% =
  19. 19.620 increased by 5% =
  20. 20.440 increased by 30% =
  21. 21.785 increased by 60% =
  22. 22.800 decreased by 35% =
  23. 23.660 decreased by 10% =
  24. 24.642 increased by 50% =
  25. 25.480 increased by 5% =
  26. 26.50 increased by 8% =
  27. 27.380 increased by 35% =
  28. 28.380 increased by 15% =
  29. 29.75 decreased by 12% =
  30. 30.800 decreased by 10% =
  31. 31.762 decreased by 50% =
  32. 32.180 increased by 35% =
  33. 33.460 increased by 25% =
  34. 34.475 decreased by 40% =
  35. 35.300 decreased by 20% =
  36. 36.435 decreased by 60% =
  37. 37.680 increased by 5% =
  38. 38.495 increased by 20% =
  39. 39.600 decreased by 30% =
  40. 40.720 increased by 15% =

Answer key

  1. 323
  2. 428
  3. 294
  4. 243
  5. 1127
  6. 385
  7. 329
  8. 756
  9. 702
  10. 234
  11. 915
  12. 510
  13. 63
  14. 78
  15. 141
  16. 234
  17. 532
  18. 175
  19. 651
  20. 572
  21. 1256
  22. 520
  23. 594
  24. 963
  25. 504
  26. 54
  27. 513
  28. 437
  29. 66
  30. 720
  31. 381
  32. 243
  33. 575
  34. 285
  35. 240
  36. 174
  37. 714
  38. 594
  39. 420
  40. 828

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