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Percentage Increase and Decrease Trick Worksheet

Speed calculation lesson 23: Increase or decrease by a percent · Set 237 · 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. 1.320 increased by 15% =
  2. 2.400 increased by 15% =
  3. 3.290 increased by 20% =
  4. 4.380 increased by 35% =
  5. 5.610 decreased by 10% =
  6. 6.275 decreased by 12% =
  7. 7.60 increased by 5% =
  8. 8.780 increased by 35% =
  9. 9.640 decreased by 5% =
  10. 10.50 increased by 20% =
  11. 11.284 increased by 25% =
  12. 12.220 increased by 5% =
  13. 13.180 increased by 15% =
  14. 14.580 increased by 60% =
  15. 15.656 increased by 75% =
  16. 16.280 increased by 35% =
  17. 17.320 decreased by 15% =
  18. 18.500 increased by 12% =
  19. 19.640 decreased by 10% =
  20. 20.120 decreased by 60% =
  21. 21.140 increased by 5% =
  22. 22.640 increased by 5% =
  23. 23.190 decreased by 10% =
  24. 24.280 increased by 40% =
  25. 25.780 increased by 60% =
  26. 26.60 increased by 15% =
  27. 27.68 decreased by 25% =
  28. 28.620 increased by 50% =
  29. 29.170 decreased by 10% =
  30. 30.720 decreased by 15% =
  31. 31.304 increased by 50% =
  32. 32.180 increased by 40% =
  33. 33.100 increased by 35% =
  34. 34.550 decreased by 12% =
  35. 35.215 decreased by 20% =
  36. 36.700 increased by 20% =
  37. 37.70 increased by 50% =
  38. 38.800 increased by 40% =
  39. 39.480 decreased by 35% =
  40. 40.496 increased by 25% =

Answer key

  1. 368
  2. 460
  3. 348
  4. 513
  5. 549
  6. 242
  7. 63
  8. 1053
  9. 608
  10. 60
  11. 355
  12. 231
  13. 207
  14. 928
  15. 1148
  16. 378
  17. 272
  18. 560
  19. 576
  20. 48
  21. 147
  22. 672
  23. 171
  24. 392
  25. 1248
  26. 69
  27. 51
  28. 930
  29. 153
  30. 612
  31. 456
  32. 252
  33. 135
  34. 484
  35. 172
  36. 840
  37. 105
  38. 1120
  39. 312
  40. 620

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