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Percentage Increase and Decrease Trick Worksheet

Speed calculation lesson 23: Increase or decrease by a percent · Set 258 · 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. 1.760 increased by 15% =
  2. 2.480 increased by 5% =
  3. 3.180 decreased by 35% =
  4. 4.220 decreased by 30% =
  5. 5.140 decreased by 5% =
  6. 6.90 increased by 60% =
  7. 7.112 decreased by 25% =
  8. 8.620 increased by 35% =
  9. 9.480 increased by 60% =
  10. 10.740 increased by 10% =
  11. 11.438 increased by 50% =
  12. 12.50 decreased by 12% =
  13. 13.650 increased by 50% =
  14. 14.590 increased by 40% =
  15. 15.240 decreased by 30% =
  16. 16.780 increased by 75% =
  17. 17.55 decreased by 20% =
  18. 18.585 increased by 40% =
  19. 19.310 increased by 10% =
  20. 20.500 increased by 30% =
  21. 21.680 increased by 50% =
  22. 22.755 increased by 60% =
  23. 23.480 increased by 15% =
  24. 24.770 decreased by 50% =
  25. 25.580 increased by 30% =
  26. 26.50 increased by 50% =
  27. 27.400 increased by 15% =
  28. 28.130 decreased by 10% =
  29. 29.130 increased by 10% =
  30. 30.564 increased by 75% =
  31. 31.325 decreased by 12% =
  32. 32.476 decreased by 75% =
  33. 33.256 increased by 25% =
  34. 34.106 decreased by 50% =
  35. 35.280 increased by 5% =
  36. 36.665 increased by 60% =
  37. 37.200 increased by 35% =
  38. 38.280 increased by 40% =
  39. 39.140 increased by 5% =
  40. 40.440 decreased by 5% =

Answer key

  1. 874
  2. 504
  3. 117
  4. 154
  5. 133
  6. 144
  7. 84
  8. 837
  9. 768
  10. 814
  11. 657
  12. 44
  13. 975
  14. 826
  15. 168
  16. 1365
  17. 44
  18. 819
  19. 341
  20. 650
  21. 1020
  22. 1208
  23. 552
  24. 385
  25. 754
  26. 75
  27. 460
  28. 117
  29. 143
  30. 987
  31. 286
  32. 119
  33. 320
  34. 53
  35. 294
  36. 1064
  37. 270
  38. 392
  39. 147
  40. 418

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