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Percentage Increase and Decrease Trick Worksheet

Speed calculation lesson 23: Increase or decrease by a percent · Set 387 · 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. 1.710 increased by 10% =
  2. 2.180 increased by 10% =
  3. 3.800 decreased by 30% =
  4. 4.400 increased by 15% =
  5. 5.100 decreased by 5% =
  6. 6.624 increased by 75% =
  7. 7.235 decreased by 40% =
  8. 8.650 decreased by 10% =
  9. 9.320 decreased by 10% =
  10. 10.276 decreased by 75% =
  11. 11.70 increased by 60% =
  12. 12.220 decreased by 15% =
  13. 13.90 increased by 30% =
  14. 14.180 increased by 5% =
  15. 15.80 increased by 5% =
  16. 16.204 decreased by 75% =
  17. 17.680 decreased by 35% =
  18. 18.430 decreased by 40% =
  19. 19.500 decreased by 35% =
  20. 20.200 decreased by 15% =
  21. 21.350 increased by 12% =
  22. 22.585 decreased by 20% =
  23. 23.760 increased by 35% =
  24. 24.470 decreased by 10% =
  25. 25.600 increased by 12% =
  26. 26.390 decreased by 40% =
  27. 27.380 increased by 60% =
  28. 28.764 increased by 75% =
  29. 29.280 increased by 5% =
  30. 30.500 decreased by 15% =
  31. 31.300 decreased by 12% =
  32. 32.755 increased by 20% =
  33. 33.464 decreased by 25% =
  34. 34.326 increased by 50% =
  35. 35.700 decreased by 30% =
  36. 36.145 decreased by 20% =
  37. 37.365 increased by 20% =
  38. 38.335 increased by 60% =
  39. 39.700 increased by 30% =
  40. 40.450 increased by 8% =

Answer key

  1. 781
  2. 198
  3. 560
  4. 460
  5. 95
  6. 1092
  7. 141
  8. 585
  9. 288
  10. 69
  11. 112
  12. 187
  13. 117
  14. 189
  15. 84
  16. 51
  17. 442
  18. 258
  19. 325
  20. 170
  21. 392
  22. 468
  23. 1026
  24. 423
  25. 672
  26. 234
  27. 608
  28. 1337
  29. 294
  30. 425
  31. 264
  32. 906
  33. 348
  34. 489
  35. 490
  36. 116
  37. 438
  38. 536
  39. 910
  40. 486

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