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Percentage Increase and Decrease Trick Worksheet

Speed calculation lesson 23: Increase or decrease by a percent · Set 149 · 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. 1.730 increased by 20% =
  2. 2.225 decreased by 8% =
  3. 3.270 decreased by 10% =
  4. 4.680 increased by 35% =
  5. 5.780 increased by 15% =
  6. 6.780 increased by 15% =
  7. 7.800 decreased by 15% =
  8. 8.670 decreased by 20% =
  9. 9.50 decreased by 10% =
  10. 10.500 decreased by 20% =
  11. 11.472 increased by 75% =
  12. 12.710 increased by 20% =
  13. 13.180 decreased by 15% =
  14. 14.540 decreased by 30% =
  15. 15.580 decreased by 35% =
  16. 16.84 increased by 25% =
  17. 17.740 increased by 15% =
  18. 18.215 decreased by 20% =
  19. 19.540 increased by 5% =
  20. 20.435 decreased by 60% =
  21. 21.520 decreased by 5% =
  22. 22.80 increased by 20% =
  23. 23.500 increased by 35% =
  24. 24.120 decreased by 20% =
  25. 25.420 increased by 15% =
  26. 26.50 decreased by 12% =
  27. 27.225 decreased by 40% =
  28. 28.390 increased by 10% =
  29. 29.400 decreased by 8% =
  30. 30.180 decreased by 15% =
  31. 31.120 decreased by 30% =
  32. 32.760 decreased by 15% =
  33. 33.440 decreased by 15% =
  34. 34.125 decreased by 12% =
  35. 35.610 increased by 20% =
  36. 36.328 increased by 25% =
  37. 37.350 decreased by 12% =
  38. 38.120 increased by 35% =
  39. 39.680 increased by 15% =
  40. 40.335 increased by 40% =

Answer key

  1. 876
  2. 207
  3. 243
  4. 918
  5. 897
  6. 897
  7. 680
  8. 536
  9. 45
  10. 400
  11. 826
  12. 852
  13. 153
  14. 378
  15. 377
  16. 105
  17. 851
  18. 172
  19. 567
  20. 174
  21. 494
  22. 96
  23. 675
  24. 96
  25. 483
  26. 44
  27. 135
  28. 429
  29. 368
  30. 153
  31. 84
  32. 646
  33. 374
  34. 110
  35. 732
  36. 410
  37. 308
  38. 162
  39. 782
  40. 469

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