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Percentage Increase and Decrease Trick Worksheet

Speed calculation lesson 23: Increase or decrease by a percent · Set 102 · 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. 1.704 increased by 25% =
  2. 2.714 decreased by 50% =
  3. 3.190 increased by 10% =
  4. 4.300 decreased by 5% =
  5. 5.166 decreased by 50% =
  6. 6.140 increased by 10% =
  7. 7.286 decreased by 50% =
  8. 8.750 decreased by 12% =
  9. 9.80 decreased by 15% =
  10. 10.384 decreased by 75% =
  11. 11.560 decreased by 10% =
  12. 12.700 decreased by 8% =
  13. 13.250 increased by 12% =
  14. 14.782 decreased by 50% =
  15. 15.490 decreased by 20% =
  16. 16.530 increased by 60% =
  17. 17.460 decreased by 50% =
  18. 18.352 decreased by 75% =
  19. 19.680 increased by 15% =
  20. 20.520 decreased by 5% =
  21. 21.780 increased by 35% =
  22. 22.120 increased by 5% =
  23. 23.76 increased by 25% =
  24. 24.450 decreased by 10% =
  25. 25.775 increased by 8% =
  26. 26.690 increased by 10% =
  27. 27.90 decreased by 10% =
  28. 28.325 increased by 8% =
  29. 29.340 increased by 10% =
  30. 30.700 increased by 10% =
  31. 31.130 decreased by 10% =
  32. 32.380 decreased by 15% =
  33. 33.555 decreased by 60% =
  34. 34.300 increased by 30% =
  35. 35.700 increased by 15% =
  36. 36.600 decreased by 20% =
  37. 37.715 decreased by 40% =
  38. 38.720 decreased by 15% =
  39. 39.270 decreased by 10% =
  40. 40.55 decreased by 60% =

Answer key

  1. 880
  2. 357
  3. 209
  4. 285
  5. 83
  6. 154
  7. 143
  8. 660
  9. 68
  10. 96
  11. 504
  12. 644
  13. 280
  14. 391
  15. 392
  16. 848
  17. 230
  18. 88
  19. 782
  20. 494
  21. 1053
  22. 126
  23. 95
  24. 405
  25. 837
  26. 759
  27. 81
  28. 351
  29. 374
  30. 770
  31. 117
  32. 323
  33. 222
  34. 390
  35. 805
  36. 480
  37. 429
  38. 612
  39. 243
  40. 22

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