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Percentage Increase and Decrease Trick Worksheet

Speed calculation lesson 23: Increase or decrease by a percent · Set 998 · 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. 1.480 increased by 15% =
  2. 2.460 decreased by 15% =
  3. 3.620 decreased by 5% =
  4. 4.200 decreased by 30% =
  5. 5.750 decreased by 30% =
  6. 6.140 increased by 5% =
  7. 7.240 decreased by 35% =
  8. 8.400 increased by 40% =
  9. 9.200 increased by 15% =
  10. 10.775 increased by 12% =
  11. 11.230 increased by 30% =
  12. 12.80 decreased by 35% =
  13. 13.80 increased by 35% =
  14. 14.240 increased by 30% =
  15. 15.636 decreased by 50% =
  16. 16.400 increased by 15% =
  17. 17.375 increased by 12% =
  18. 18.360 decreased by 35% =
  19. 19.332 increased by 75% =
  20. 20.720 increased by 15% =
  21. 21.90 increased by 30% =
  22. 22.620 decreased by 5% =
  23. 23.790 increased by 40% =
  24. 24.110 decreased by 50% =
  25. 25.360 decreased by 40% =
  26. 26.200 decreased by 12% =
  27. 27.730 decreased by 30% =
  28. 28.528 decreased by 75% =
  29. 29.175 increased by 60% =
  30. 30.730 increased by 10% =
  31. 31.132 increased by 25% =
  32. 32.60 increased by 60% =
  33. 33.530 decreased by 20% =
  34. 34.450 decreased by 10% =
  35. 35.40 increased by 15% =
  36. 36.660 decreased by 20% =
  37. 37.484 decreased by 75% =
  38. 38.340 decreased by 35% =
  39. 39.45 decreased by 60% =
  40. 40.90 decreased by 20% =

Answer key

  1. 552
  2. 391
  3. 589
  4. 140
  5. 525
  6. 147
  7. 156
  8. 560
  9. 230
  10. 868
  11. 299
  12. 52
  13. 108
  14. 312
  15. 318
  16. 460
  17. 420
  18. 234
  19. 581
  20. 828
  21. 117
  22. 589
  23. 1106
  24. 55
  25. 216
  26. 176
  27. 511
  28. 132
  29. 280
  30. 803
  31. 165
  32. 96
  33. 424
  34. 405
  35. 46
  36. 528
  37. 121
  38. 221
  39. 18
  40. 72

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