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Percentage Increase and Decrease Trick Worksheet

Speed calculation lesson 23: Increase or decrease by a percent · Set 115 · 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. 1.230 increased by 60% =
  2. 2.540 increased by 10% =
  3. 3.720 increased by 15% =
  4. 4.500 increased by 15% =
  5. 5.120 decreased by 10% =
  6. 6.790 increased by 20% =
  7. 7.324 decreased by 50% =
  8. 8.530 increased by 10% =
  9. 9.780 increased by 20% =
  10. 10.265 decreased by 60% =
  11. 11.140 decreased by 5% =
  12. 12.550 increased by 20% =
  13. 13.328 increased by 25% =
  14. 14.150 increased by 30% =
  15. 15.500 increased by 35% =
  16. 16.140 increased by 60% =
  17. 17.700 increased by 15% =
  18. 18.750 increased by 12% =
  19. 19.456 decreased by 75% =
  20. 20.145 decreased by 60% =
  21. 21.112 increased by 50% =
  22. 22.135 decreased by 20% =
  23. 23.40 decreased by 5% =
  24. 24.600 increased by 10% =
  25. 25.520 decreased by 30% =
  26. 26.200 increased by 30% =
  27. 27.340 increased by 10% =
  28. 28.180 increased by 10% =
  29. 29.600 decreased by 40% =
  30. 30.620 decreased by 35% =
  31. 31.200 decreased by 5% =
  32. 32.610 increased by 40% =
  33. 33.600 decreased by 60% =
  34. 34.360 increased by 15% =
  35. 35.115 increased by 60% =
  36. 36.450 decreased by 8% =
  37. 37.636 decreased by 25% =
  38. 38.495 increased by 40% =
  39. 39.52 increased by 75% =
  40. 40.290 decreased by 10% =

Answer key

  1. 368
  2. 594
  3. 828
  4. 575
  5. 108
  6. 948
  7. 162
  8. 583
  9. 936
  10. 106
  11. 133
  12. 660
  13. 410
  14. 195
  15. 675
  16. 224
  17. 805
  18. 840
  19. 114
  20. 58
  21. 168
  22. 108
  23. 38
  24. 660
  25. 364
  26. 260
  27. 374
  28. 198
  29. 360
  30. 403
  31. 190
  32. 854
  33. 240
  34. 414
  35. 184
  36. 414
  37. 477
  38. 693
  39. 91
  40. 261

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