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Percentage Increase and Decrease Trick Worksheet

Speed calculation lesson 23: Increase or decrease by a percent · Set 105 · 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. 1.775 increased by 60% =
  2. 2.380 increased by 35% =
  3. 3.710 decreased by 10% =
  4. 4.550 decreased by 10% =
  5. 5.700 increased by 15% =
  6. 6.700 increased by 25% =
  7. 7.484 decreased by 75% =
  8. 8.150 decreased by 10% =
  9. 9.220 increased by 15% =
  10. 10.505 decreased by 60% =
  11. 11.160 decreased by 40% =
  12. 12.440 increased by 15% =
  13. 13.425 increased by 12% =
  14. 14.475 decreased by 12% =
  15. 15.250 increased by 40% =
  16. 16.268 decreased by 50% =
  17. 17.230 increased by 10% =
  18. 18.200 increased by 5% =
  19. 19.235 increased by 20% =
  20. 20.620 decreased by 20% =
  21. 21.310 increased by 20% =
  22. 22.300 decreased by 60% =
  23. 23.50 increased by 30% =
  24. 24.275 decreased by 8% =
  25. 25.660 decreased by 5% =
  26. 26.326 increased by 50% =
  27. 27.220 increased by 15% =
  28. 28.775 decreased by 40% =
  29. 29.240 decreased by 30% =
  30. 30.660 decreased by 15% =
  31. 31.600 increased by 10% =
  32. 32.265 increased by 40% =
  33. 33.264 decreased by 25% =
  34. 34.430 decreased by 10% =
  35. 35.70 increased by 10% =
  36. 36.475 increased by 8% =
  37. 37.565 decreased by 60% =
  38. 38.180 increased by 5% =
  39. 39.320 decreased by 5% =
  40. 40.700 decreased by 35% =

Answer key

  1. 1240
  2. 513
  3. 639
  4. 495
  5. 805
  6. 875
  7. 121
  8. 135
  9. 253
  10. 202
  11. 96
  12. 506
  13. 476
  14. 418
  15. 350
  16. 134
  17. 253
  18. 210
  19. 282
  20. 496
  21. 372
  22. 120
  23. 65
  24. 253
  25. 627
  26. 489
  27. 253
  28. 465
  29. 168
  30. 561
  31. 660
  32. 371
  33. 198
  34. 387
  35. 77
  36. 513
  37. 226
  38. 189
  39. 304
  40. 455

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