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Percentage Increase and Decrease Trick Worksheet

Speed calculation lesson 23: Increase or decrease by a percent · Set 274 · 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. 1.660 increased by 25% =
  2. 2.630 decreased by 30% =
  3. 3.60 decreased by 15% =
  4. 4.438 decreased by 50% =
  5. 5.80 decreased by 5% =
  6. 6.260 decreased by 10% =
  7. 7.300 decreased by 35% =
  8. 8.225 decreased by 40% =
  9. 9.600 decreased by 20% =
  10. 10.770 increased by 20% =
  11. 11.160 increased by 50% =
  12. 12.82 decreased by 50% =
  13. 13.510 increased by 30% =
  14. 14.440 increased by 10% =
  15. 15.60 increased by 35% =
  16. 16.440 increased by 10% =
  17. 17.125 increased by 8% =
  18. 18.685 increased by 40% =
  19. 19.240 decreased by 10% =
  20. 20.592 increased by 25% =
  21. 21.768 increased by 25% =
  22. 22.116 increased by 25% =
  23. 23.800 decreased by 5% =
  24. 24.760 decreased by 15% =
  25. 25.140 decreased by 25% =
  26. 26.660 increased by 5% =
  27. 27.396 increased by 25% =
  28. 28.440 increased by 60% =
  29. 29.320 increased by 35% =
  30. 30.620 increased by 10% =
  31. 31.86 decreased by 50% =
  32. 32.520 decreased by 35% =
  33. 33.460 increased by 15% =
  34. 34.200 increased by 8% =
  35. 35.375 decreased by 12% =
  36. 36.270 increased by 30% =
  37. 37.400 increased by 8% =
  38. 38.612 increased by 50% =
  39. 39.60 decreased by 35% =
  40. 40.600 decreased by 15% =

Answer key

  1. 825
  2. 441
  3. 51
  4. 219
  5. 76
  6. 234
  7. 195
  8. 135
  9. 480
  10. 924
  11. 240
  12. 41
  13. 663
  14. 484
  15. 81
  16. 484
  17. 135
  18. 959
  19. 216
  20. 740
  21. 960
  22. 145
  23. 760
  24. 646
  25. 105
  26. 693
  27. 495
  28. 704
  29. 432
  30. 682
  31. 43
  32. 338
  33. 529
  34. 216
  35. 330
  36. 351
  37. 432
  38. 918
  39. 39
  40. 510

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