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Percentage Increase and Decrease Trick Worksheet

Speed calculation lesson 23: Increase or decrease by a percent · Set 848 · 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. 1.560 decreased by 5% =
  2. 2.300 decreased by 20% =
  3. 3.420 increased by 10% =
  4. 4.615 decreased by 40% =
  5. 5.40 decreased by 5% =
  6. 6.230 decreased by 30% =
  7. 7.175 decreased by 8% =
  8. 8.400 increased by 15% =
  9. 9.640 decreased by 35% =
  10. 10.470 increased by 10% =
  11. 11.660 increased by 10% =
  12. 12.120 increased by 5% =
  13. 13.800 decreased by 35% =
  14. 14.520 decreased by 75% =
  15. 15.140 increased by 15% =
  16. 16.200 decreased by 30% =
  17. 17.444 increased by 50% =
  18. 18.600 increased by 5% =
  19. 19.140 increased by 15% =
  20. 20.128 decreased by 50% =
  21. 21.120 decreased by 15% =
  22. 22.310 increased by 60% =
  23. 23.690 increased by 40% =
  24. 24.248 increased by 75% =
  25. 25.410 decreased by 20% =
  26. 26.220 increased by 20% =
  27. 27.135 increased by 40% =
  28. 28.55 increased by 40% =
  29. 29.340 increased by 5% =
  30. 30.650 increased by 20% =
  31. 31.210 decreased by 30% =
  32. 32.295 decreased by 60% =
  33. 33.180 increased by 15% =
  34. 34.525 increased by 60% =
  35. 35.190 decreased by 10% =
  36. 36.325 increased by 8% =
  37. 37.525 decreased by 8% =
  38. 38.800 increased by 15% =
  39. 39.150 increased by 10% =
  40. 40.240 increased by 20% =

Answer key

  1. 532
  2. 240
  3. 462
  4. 369
  5. 38
  6. 161
  7. 161
  8. 460
  9. 416
  10. 517
  11. 726
  12. 126
  13. 520
  14. 130
  15. 161
  16. 140
  17. 666
  18. 630
  19. 161
  20. 64
  21. 102
  22. 496
  23. 966
  24. 434
  25. 328
  26. 264
  27. 189
  28. 77
  29. 357
  30. 780
  31. 147
  32. 118
  33. 207
  34. 840
  35. 171
  36. 351
  37. 483
  38. 920
  39. 165
  40. 288

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