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Percentage Increase and Decrease Trick Worksheet

Speed calculation lesson 23: Increase or decrease by a percent · Set 227 · 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. 1.520 increased by 15% =
  2. 2.480 increased by 35% =
  3. 3.285 decreased by 40% =
  4. 4.320 decreased by 40% =
  5. 5.678 increased by 50% =
  6. 6.550 increased by 60% =
  7. 7.764 increased by 25% =
  8. 8.500 decreased by 15% =
  9. 9.180 increased by 5% =
  10. 10.730 decreased by 10% =
  11. 11.100 decreased by 30% =
  12. 12.100 decreased by 10% =
  13. 13.260 increased by 5% =
  14. 14.125 decreased by 12% =
  15. 15.436 decreased by 25% =
  16. 16.656 increased by 75% =
  17. 17.620 increased by 35% =
  18. 18.515 decreased by 60% =
  19. 19.768 increased by 75% =
  20. 20.300 increased by 8% =
  21. 21.375 increased by 12% =
  22. 22.420 increased by 30% =
  23. 23.340 decreased by 5% =
  24. 24.720 increased by 15% =
  25. 25.430 increased by 10% =
  26. 26.210 decreased by 30% =
  27. 27.725 decreased by 8% =
  28. 28.586 increased by 50% =
  29. 29.580 increased by 35% =
  30. 30.68 increased by 75% =
  31. 31.548 decreased by 75% =
  32. 32.780 increased by 35% =
  33. 33.205 increased by 20% =
  34. 34.450 decreased by 12% =
  35. 35.525 decreased by 8% =
  36. 36.400 decreased by 12% =
  37. 37.690 increased by 60% =
  38. 38.700 decreased by 8% =
  39. 39.170 decreased by 20% =
  40. 40.580 decreased by 5% =

Answer key

  1. 598
  2. 648
  3. 171
  4. 192
  5. 1017
  6. 880
  7. 955
  8. 425
  9. 189
  10. 657
  11. 70
  12. 90
  13. 273
  14. 110
  15. 327
  16. 1148
  17. 837
  18. 206
  19. 1344
  20. 324
  21. 420
  22. 546
  23. 323
  24. 828
  25. 473
  26. 147
  27. 667
  28. 879
  29. 783
  30. 119
  31. 137
  32. 1053
  33. 246
  34. 396
  35. 483
  36. 352
  37. 1104
  38. 644
  39. 136
  40. 551

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