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Percentage Increase and Decrease Trick Worksheet

Speed calculation lesson 23: Increase or decrease by a percent · Set 384 · 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. 1.780 increased by 10% =
  2. 2.390 decreased by 30% =
  3. 3.210 increased by 60% =
  4. 4.426 increased by 50% =
  5. 5.250 decreased by 8% =
  6. 6.680 increased by 5% =
  7. 7.100 increased by 8% =
  8. 8.200 decreased by 8% =
  9. 9.410 increased by 40% =
  10. 10.320 decreased by 60% =
  11. 11.338 increased by 50% =
  12. 12.420 increased by 10% =
  13. 13.160 increased by 10% =
  14. 14.580 increased by 10% =
  15. 15.660 decreased by 60% =
  16. 16.190 increased by 10% =
  17. 17.220 increased by 50% =
  18. 18.480 increased by 5% =
  19. 19.40 increased by 50% =
  20. 20.776 increased by 75% =
  21. 21.696 decreased by 50% =
  22. 22.225 decreased by 8% =
  23. 23.330 increased by 10% =
  24. 24.700 decreased by 20% =
  25. 25.40 increased by 20% =
  26. 26.750 increased by 8% =
  27. 27.715 decreased by 40% =
  28. 28.690 increased by 30% =
  29. 29.52 increased by 75% =
  30. 30.760 increased by 15% =
  31. 31.500 decreased by 12% =
  32. 32.498 decreased by 50% =
  33. 33.160 decreased by 60% =
  34. 34.760 increased by 5% =
  35. 35.425 increased by 8% =
  36. 36.390 increased by 50% =
  37. 37.80 increased by 40% =
  38. 38.770 decreased by 10% =
  39. 39.160 increased by 5% =
  40. 40.410 increased by 40% =

Answer key

  1. 858
  2. 273
  3. 336
  4. 639
  5. 230
  6. 714
  7. 108
  8. 184
  9. 574
  10. 128
  11. 507
  12. 462
  13. 176
  14. 638
  15. 264
  16. 209
  17. 330
  18. 504
  19. 60
  20. 1358
  21. 348
  22. 207
  23. 363
  24. 560
  25. 48
  26. 810
  27. 429
  28. 897
  29. 91
  30. 874
  31. 440
  32. 249
  33. 64
  34. 798
  35. 459
  36. 585
  37. 112
  38. 693
  39. 168
  40. 574

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