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Percentage Increase and Decrease Trick Worksheet

Speed calculation lesson 23: Increase or decrease by a percent · Set 233 · 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. 1.740 increased by 15% =
  2. 2.560 decreased by 35% =
  3. 3.40 increased by 40% =
  4. 4.725 decreased by 12% =
  5. 5.350 decreased by 10% =
  6. 6.100 increased by 30% =
  7. 7.180 decreased by 15% =
  8. 8.680 increased by 15% =
  9. 9.264 increased by 25% =
  10. 10.750 increased by 60% =
  11. 11.570 decreased by 10% =
  12. 12.250 decreased by 10% =
  13. 13.700 increased by 5% =
  14. 14.210 increased by 30% =
  15. 15.790 increased by 40% =
  16. 16.720 increased by 5% =
  17. 17.180 decreased by 15% =
  18. 18.544 increased by 25% =
  19. 19.375 decreased by 12% =
  20. 20.156 increased by 50% =
  21. 21.460 increased by 35% =
  22. 22.764 increased by 25% =
  23. 23.600 increased by 5% =
  24. 24.800 decreased by 35% =
  25. 25.100 increased by 15% =
  26. 26.120 increased by 30% =
  27. 27.240 decreased by 25% =
  28. 28.430 decreased by 10% =
  29. 29.480 decreased by 10% =
  30. 30.508 decreased by 50% =
  31. 31.560 increased by 5% =
  32. 32.240 decreased by 30% =
  33. 33.760 decreased by 10% =
  34. 34.560 decreased by 10% =
  35. 35.460 increased by 10% =
  36. 36.40 increased by 5% =
  37. 37.772 decreased by 75% =
  38. 38.370 increased by 60% =
  39. 39.165 increased by 20% =
  40. 40.800 decreased by 30% =

Answer key

  1. 851
  2. 364
  3. 56
  4. 638
  5. 315
  6. 130
  7. 153
  8. 782
  9. 330
  10. 1200
  11. 513
  12. 225
  13. 735
  14. 273
  15. 1106
  16. 756
  17. 153
  18. 680
  19. 330
  20. 234
  21. 621
  22. 955
  23. 630
  24. 520
  25. 115
  26. 156
  27. 180
  28. 387
  29. 432
  30. 254
  31. 588
  32. 168
  33. 684
  34. 504
  35. 506
  36. 42
  37. 193
  38. 592
  39. 198
  40. 560

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