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Percentage Increase and Decrease Trick Worksheet

Speed calculation lesson 23: Increase or decrease by a percent · Set 209 · 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. 1.780 increased by 15% =
  2. 2.270 decreased by 50% =
  3. 3.575 increased by 12% =
  4. 4.140 increased by 5% =
  5. 5.760 increased by 20% =
  6. 6.740 decreased by 20% =
  7. 7.716 increased by 25% =
  8. 8.290 decreased by 30% =
  9. 9.72 increased by 50% =
  10. 10.75 increased by 12% =
  11. 11.350 decreased by 8% =
  12. 12.120 decreased by 15% =
  13. 13.260 increased by 5% =
  14. 14.200 decreased by 5% =
  15. 15.280 increased by 35% =
  16. 16.60 decreased by 25% =
  17. 17.560 increased by 15% =
  18. 18.520 increased by 35% =
  19. 19.390 decreased by 10% =
  20. 20.510 increased by 20% =
  21. 21.306 decreased by 50% =
  22. 22.532 increased by 25% =
  23. 23.500 decreased by 15% =
  24. 24.548 increased by 75% =
  25. 25.80 decreased by 10% =
  26. 26.760 increased by 40% =
  27. 27.510 increased by 60% =
  28. 28.48 increased by 50% =
  29. 29.600 decreased by 35% =
  30. 30.80 increased by 50% =
  31. 31.732 decreased by 50% =
  32. 32.200 decreased by 20% =
  33. 33.480 increased by 15% =
  34. 34.570 decreased by 50% =
  35. 35.705 increased by 20% =
  36. 36.115 decreased by 20% =
  37. 37.112 increased by 75% =
  38. 38.660 increased by 10% =
  39. 39.635 decreased by 60% =
  40. 40.220 decreased by 15% =

Answer key

  1. 897
  2. 135
  3. 644
  4. 147
  5. 912
  6. 592
  7. 895
  8. 203
  9. 108
  10. 84
  11. 322
  12. 102
  13. 273
  14. 190
  15. 378
  16. 45
  17. 644
  18. 702
  19. 351
  20. 612
  21. 153
  22. 665
  23. 425
  24. 959
  25. 72
  26. 1064
  27. 816
  28. 72
  29. 390
  30. 120
  31. 366
  32. 160
  33. 552
  34. 285
  35. 846
  36. 92
  37. 196
  38. 726
  39. 254
  40. 187

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