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Percentage Increase and Decrease Trick Worksheet

Speed calculation lesson 23: Increase or decrease by a percent · Set 173 · 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. 1.660 increased by 15% =
  2. 2.350 increased by 8% =
  3. 3.84 decreased by 25% =
  4. 4.530 increased by 10% =
  5. 5.640 decreased by 15% =
  6. 6.340 increased by 35% =
  7. 7.360 increased by 15% =
  8. 8.640 increased by 15% =
  9. 9.280 increased by 5% =
  10. 10.165 decreased by 60% =
  11. 11.130 decreased by 50% =
  12. 12.375 decreased by 12% =
  13. 13.200 decreased by 30% =
  14. 14.250 increased by 8% =
  15. 15.700 decreased by 35% =
  16. 16.640 increased by 15% =
  17. 17.116 decreased by 75% =
  18. 18.650 increased by 8% =
  19. 19.340 increased by 5% =
  20. 20.442 decreased by 50% =
  21. 21.420 increased by 35% =
  22. 22.630 increased by 10% =
  23. 23.675 increased by 8% =
  24. 24.655 decreased by 60% =
  25. 25.220 increased by 20% =
  26. 26.200 increased by 30% =
  27. 27.70 decreased by 60% =
  28. 28.572 increased by 25% =
  29. 29.436 decreased by 75% =
  30. 30.720 decreased by 15% =
  31. 31.200 increased by 30% =
  32. 32.404 decreased by 50% =
  33. 33.50 decreased by 8% =
  34. 34.100 increased by 8% =
  35. 35.325 increased by 12% =
  36. 36.215 increased by 60% =
  37. 37.560 decreased by 30% =
  38. 38.684 increased by 75% =
  39. 39.168 increased by 75% =
  40. 40.225 decreased by 8% =

Answer key

  1. 759
  2. 378
  3. 63
  4. 583
  5. 544
  6. 459
  7. 414
  8. 736
  9. 294
  10. 66
  11. 65
  12. 330
  13. 140
  14. 270
  15. 455
  16. 736
  17. 29
  18. 702
  19. 357
  20. 221
  21. 567
  22. 693
  23. 729
  24. 262
  25. 264
  26. 260
  27. 28
  28. 715
  29. 109
  30. 612
  31. 260
  32. 202
  33. 46
  34. 108
  35. 364
  36. 344
  37. 392
  38. 1197
  39. 294
  40. 207

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