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Percentage Increase and Decrease Trick Worksheet

Speed calculation lesson 23: Increase or decrease by a percent · Set 211 · 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. 1.160 increased by 15% =
  2. 2.720 decreased by 30% =
  3. 3.484 decreased by 75% =
  4. 4.68 increased by 25% =
  5. 5.780 increased by 5% =
  6. 6.800 decreased by 8% =
  7. 7.250 increased by 30% =
  8. 8.360 decreased by 15% =
  9. 9.540 decreased by 15% =
  10. 10.270 increased by 10% =
  11. 11.580 decreased by 35% =
  12. 12.470 increased by 20% =
  13. 13.140 increased by 30% =
  14. 14.780 increased by 15% =
  15. 15.420 increased by 10% =
  16. 16.480 decreased by 25% =
  17. 17.286 decreased by 50% =
  18. 18.180 decreased by 10% =
  19. 19.380 decreased by 5% =
  20. 20.98 increased by 50% =
  21. 21.720 decreased by 30% =
  22. 22.595 decreased by 20% =
  23. 23.170 decreased by 30% =
  24. 24.700 decreased by 5% =
  25. 25.725 increased by 12% =
  26. 26.175 decreased by 8% =
  27. 27.328 increased by 75% =
  28. 28.800 increased by 15% =
  29. 29.175 decreased by 8% =
  30. 30.575 decreased by 60% =
  31. 31.220 increased by 5% =
  32. 32.520 increased by 10% =
  33. 33.440 increased by 5% =
  34. 34.720 increased by 35% =
  35. 35.610 decreased by 10% =
  36. 36.710 decreased by 50% =
  37. 37.388 decreased by 75% =
  38. 38.40 decreased by 5% =
  39. 39.750 increased by 40% =
  40. 40.520 increased by 25% =

Answer key

  1. 184
  2. 504
  3. 121
  4. 85
  5. 819
  6. 736
  7. 325
  8. 306
  9. 459
  10. 297
  11. 377
  12. 564
  13. 182
  14. 897
  15. 462
  16. 360
  17. 143
  18. 162
  19. 361
  20. 147
  21. 504
  22. 476
  23. 119
  24. 665
  25. 812
  26. 161
  27. 574
  28. 920
  29. 161
  30. 230
  31. 231
  32. 572
  33. 462
  34. 972
  35. 549
  36. 355
  37. 97
  38. 38
  39. 1050
  40. 650

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