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Percentage Increase and Decrease Trick Worksheet

Speed calculation lesson 23: Increase or decrease by a percent · Set 212 · 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. 1.540 increased by 10% =
  2. 2.235 increased by 20% =
  3. 3.480 increased by 5% =
  4. 4.100 increased by 15% =
  5. 5.460 increased by 35% =
  6. 6.152 increased by 75% =
  7. 7.84 increased by 75% =
  8. 8.580 increased by 30% =
  9. 9.600 increased by 35% =
  10. 10.750 increased by 12% =
  11. 11.150 increased by 12% =
  12. 12.180 increased by 5% =
  13. 13.508 decreased by 75% =
  14. 14.244 increased by 25% =
  15. 15.600 increased by 60% =
  16. 16.560 increased by 35% =
  17. 17.130 decreased by 10% =
  18. 18.520 increased by 15% =
  19. 19.80 decreased by 10% =
  20. 20.130 increased by 20% =
  21. 21.415 increased by 20% =
  22. 22.600 increased by 12% =
  23. 23.90 decreased by 50% =
  24. 24.300 increased by 30% =
  25. 25.614 increased by 50% =
  26. 26.130 decreased by 40% =
  27. 27.244 increased by 75% =
  28. 28.255 decreased by 40% =
  29. 29.200 decreased by 8% =
  30. 30.420 increased by 15% =
  31. 31.500 increased by 10% =
  32. 32.410 increased by 10% =
  33. 33.50 decreased by 8% =
  34. 34.380 increased by 30% =
  35. 35.250 increased by 8% =
  36. 36.180 increased by 5% =
  37. 37.680 decreased by 35% =
  38. 38.770 decreased by 60% =
  39. 39.275 increased by 8% =
  40. 40.300 decreased by 12% =

Answer key

  1. 594
  2. 282
  3. 504
  4. 115
  5. 621
  6. 266
  7. 147
  8. 754
  9. 810
  10. 840
  11. 168
  12. 189
  13. 127
  14. 305
  15. 960
  16. 756
  17. 117
  18. 598
  19. 72
  20. 156
  21. 498
  22. 672
  23. 45
  24. 390
  25. 921
  26. 78
  27. 427
  28. 153
  29. 184
  30. 483
  31. 550
  32. 451
  33. 46
  34. 494
  35. 270
  36. 189
  37. 442
  38. 308
  39. 297
  40. 264

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