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Percentage Increase and Decrease Trick Worksheet

Speed calculation lesson 23: Increase or decrease by a percent · Set 993 · 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. 1.180 increased by 15% =
  2. 2.800 decreased by 15% =
  3. 3.310 increased by 30% =
  4. 4.620 decreased by 15% =
  5. 5.500 increased by 10% =
  6. 6.100 decreased by 35% =
  7. 7.600 decreased by 10% =
  8. 8.455 increased by 60% =
  9. 9.220 increased by 20% =
  10. 10.685 decreased by 60% =
  11. 11.784 decreased by 75% =
  12. 12.160 increased by 5% =
  13. 13.85 increased by 20% =
  14. 14.225 increased by 20% =
  15. 15.560 increased by 10% =
  16. 16.95 increased by 20% =
  17. 17.520 decreased by 30% =
  18. 18.115 decreased by 20% =
  19. 19.340 increased by 15% =
  20. 20.240 increased by 50% =
  21. 21.800 increased by 30% =
  22. 22.580 decreased by 40% =
  23. 23.606 increased by 50% =
  24. 24.180 decreased by 35% =
  25. 25.320 decreased by 5% =
  26. 26.320 decreased by 60% =
  27. 27.800 decreased by 20% =
  28. 28.770 increased by 40% =
  29. 29.800 decreased by 12% =
  30. 30.60 increased by 15% =
  31. 31.384 decreased by 75% =
  32. 32.100 increased by 5% =
  33. 33.460 increased by 35% =
  34. 34.700 increased by 25% =
  35. 35.265 increased by 40% =
  36. 36.200 decreased by 5% =
  37. 37.720 decreased by 35% =
  38. 38.110 increased by 30% =
  39. 39.100 increased by 35% =
  40. 40.55 decreased by 40% =

Answer key

  1. 207
  2. 680
  3. 403
  4. 527
  5. 550
  6. 65
  7. 540
  8. 728
  9. 264
  10. 274
  11. 196
  12. 168
  13. 102
  14. 270
  15. 616
  16. 114
  17. 364
  18. 92
  19. 391
  20. 360
  21. 1040
  22. 348
  23. 909
  24. 117
  25. 304
  26. 128
  27. 640
  28. 1078
  29. 704
  30. 69
  31. 96
  32. 105
  33. 621
  34. 875
  35. 371
  36. 190
  37. 468
  38. 143
  39. 135
  40. 33

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