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Percentage Increase and Decrease Trick Worksheet

Speed calculation lesson 23: Increase or decrease by a percent · Set 39 · 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. 1.770 increased by 10% =
  2. 2.580 decreased by 5% =
  3. 3.470 decreased by 20% =
  4. 4.60 increased by 40% =
  5. 5.490 increased by 30% =
  6. 6.650 increased by 20% =
  7. 7.190 decreased by 60% =
  8. 8.656 increased by 50% =
  9. 9.55 increased by 40% =
  10. 10.116 decreased by 50% =
  11. 11.620 increased by 35% =
  12. 12.535 increased by 60% =
  13. 13.722 increased by 50% =
  14. 14.495 increased by 40% =
  15. 15.288 increased by 50% =
  16. 16.500 decreased by 12% =
  17. 17.760 increased by 25% =
  18. 18.500 decreased by 8% =
  19. 19.180 decreased by 30% =
  20. 20.586 decreased by 50% =
  21. 21.80 decreased by 15% =
  22. 22.468 increased by 75% =
  23. 23.280 decreased by 10% =
  24. 24.400 increased by 30% =
  25. 25.410 increased by 30% =
  26. 26.725 decreased by 12% =
  27. 27.360 decreased by 5% =
  28. 28.175 increased by 12% =
  29. 29.380 increased by 60% =
  30. 30.256 increased by 25% =
  31. 31.292 decreased by 75% =
  32. 32.140 increased by 25% =
  33. 33.670 increased by 40% =
  34. 34.620 decreased by 60% =
  35. 35.380 decreased by 5% =
  36. 36.200 increased by 12% =
  37. 37.52 increased by 25% =
  38. 38.120 decreased by 35% =
  39. 39.420 increased by 5% =
  40. 40.600 decreased by 10% =

Answer key

  1. 847
  2. 551
  3. 376
  4. 84
  5. 637
  6. 780
  7. 76
  8. 984
  9. 77
  10. 58
  11. 837
  12. 856
  13. 1083
  14. 693
  15. 432
  16. 440
  17. 950
  18. 460
  19. 126
  20. 293
  21. 68
  22. 819
  23. 252
  24. 520
  25. 533
  26. 638
  27. 342
  28. 196
  29. 608
  30. 320
  31. 73
  32. 175
  33. 938
  34. 248
  35. 361
  36. 224
  37. 65
  38. 78
  39. 441
  40. 540

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