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Percentage Increase and Decrease Trick Worksheet

Speed calculation lesson 23: Increase or decrease by a percent · Set 275 · 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. 1.728 increased by 25% =
  2. 2.400 increased by 5% =
  3. 3.500 decreased by 20% =
  4. 4.260 increased by 5% =
  5. 5.56 increased by 50% =
  6. 6.140 increased by 5% =
  7. 7.320 decreased by 15% =
  8. 8.700 decreased by 10% =
  9. 9.748 decreased by 25% =
  10. 10.160 decreased by 60% =
  11. 11.440 decreased by 5% =
  12. 12.375 decreased by 60% =
  13. 13.510 decreased by 40% =
  14. 14.190 increased by 10% =
  15. 15.580 increased by 10% =
  16. 16.370 increased by 20% =
  17. 17.440 increased by 15% =
  18. 18.440 increased by 30% =
  19. 19.48 increased by 50% =
  20. 20.210 increased by 30% =
  21. 21.40 increased by 35% =
  22. 22.115 increased by 20% =
  23. 23.450 decreased by 20% =
  24. 24.734 increased by 50% =
  25. 25.800 decreased by 12% =
  26. 26.800 decreased by 15% =
  27. 27.50 decreased by 12% =
  28. 28.560 decreased by 75% =
  29. 29.320 decreased by 50% =
  30. 30.580 increased by 15% =
  31. 31.140 decreased by 15% =
  32. 32.100 decreased by 35% =
  33. 33.575 increased by 12% =
  34. 34.130 increased by 30% =
  35. 35.240 decreased by 15% =
  36. 36.460 increased by 15% =
  37. 37.360 increased by 15% =
  38. 38.230 increased by 10% =
  39. 39.550 increased by 12% =
  40. 40.40 increased by 15% =

Answer key

  1. 910
  2. 420
  3. 400
  4. 273
  5. 84
  6. 147
  7. 272
  8. 630
  9. 561
  10. 64
  11. 418
  12. 150
  13. 306
  14. 209
  15. 638
  16. 444
  17. 506
  18. 572
  19. 72
  20. 273
  21. 54
  22. 138
  23. 360
  24. 1101
  25. 704
  26. 680
  27. 44
  28. 140
  29. 160
  30. 667
  31. 119
  32. 65
  33. 644
  34. 169
  35. 204
  36. 529
  37. 414
  38. 253
  39. 616
  40. 46

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