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Percentage Increase and Decrease Trick Worksheet

Speed calculation lesson 23: Increase or decrease by a percent · Set 241 · 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. 1.440 increased by 10% =
  2. 2.240 decreased by 25% =
  3. 3.110 decreased by 10% =
  4. 4.710 increased by 10% =
  5. 5.490 increased by 10% =
  6. 6.636 decreased by 25% =
  7. 7.692 decreased by 25% =
  8. 8.320 decreased by 30% =
  9. 9.300 decreased by 15% =
  10. 10.375 decreased by 60% =
  11. 11.725 decreased by 12% =
  12. 12.50 increased by 30% =
  13. 13.310 increased by 30% =
  14. 14.400 increased by 10% =
  15. 15.380 increased by 60% =
  16. 16.525 increased by 12% =
  17. 17.500 decreased by 8% =
  18. 18.92 increased by 25% =
  19. 19.200 increased by 30% =
  20. 20.210 decreased by 10% =
  21. 21.580 increased by 15% =
  22. 22.410 increased by 60% =
  23. 23.750 decreased by 8% =
  24. 24.132 decreased by 75% =
  25. 25.725 increased by 20% =
  26. 26.225 decreased by 12% =
  27. 27.600 increased by 12% =
  28. 28.700 decreased by 30% =
  29. 29.140 increased by 10% =
  30. 30.310 increased by 40% =
  31. 31.80 increased by 5% =
  32. 32.444 increased by 25% =
  33. 33.550 increased by 60% =
  34. 34.800 increased by 8% =
  35. 35.550 decreased by 12% =
  36. 36.445 decreased by 20% =
  37. 37.375 decreased by 12% =
  38. 38.480 increased by 35% =
  39. 39.580 increased by 35% =
  40. 40.220 increased by 30% =

Answer key

  1. 484
  2. 180
  3. 99
  4. 781
  5. 539
  6. 477
  7. 519
  8. 224
  9. 255
  10. 150
  11. 638
  12. 65
  13. 403
  14. 440
  15. 608
  16. 588
  17. 460
  18. 115
  19. 260
  20. 189
  21. 667
  22. 656
  23. 690
  24. 33
  25. 870
  26. 198
  27. 672
  28. 490
  29. 154
  30. 434
  31. 84
  32. 555
  33. 880
  34. 864
  35. 484
  36. 356
  37. 330
  38. 648
  39. 783
  40. 286

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