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Percentage Increase and Decrease Trick Worksheet

Speed calculation lesson 23: Increase or decrease by a percent · Set 401 · 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. 1.70 increased by 10% =
  2. 2.164 decreased by 50% =
  3. 3.156 decreased by 75% =
  4. 4.775 decreased by 40% =
  5. 5.400 increased by 12% =
  6. 6.452 decreased by 25% =
  7. 7.420 decreased by 30% =
  8. 8.768 increased by 25% =
  9. 9.300 decreased by 8% =
  10. 10.680 increased by 15% =
  11. 11.632 decreased by 25% =
  12. 12.500 increased by 5% =
  13. 13.760 decreased by 15% =
  14. 14.370 increased by 40% =
  15. 15.142 decreased by 50% =
  16. 16.40 decreased by 10% =
  17. 17.260 increased by 15% =
  18. 18.190 decreased by 50% =
  19. 19.700 increased by 60% =
  20. 20.140 decreased by 15% =
  21. 21.668 decreased by 75% =
  22. 22.338 increased by 50% =
  23. 23.800 decreased by 15% =
  24. 24.160 increased by 10% =
  25. 25.220 increased by 35% =
  26. 26.140 increased by 5% =
  27. 27.230 decreased by 30% =
  28. 28.652 increased by 50% =
  29. 29.800 increased by 15% =
  30. 30.125 increased by 12% =
  31. 31.745 increased by 60% =
  32. 32.110 decreased by 30% =
  33. 33.640 decreased by 10% =
  34. 34.632 increased by 50% =
  35. 35.456 decreased by 75% =
  36. 36.505 decreased by 20% =
  37. 37.775 decreased by 8% =
  38. 38.350 decreased by 10% =
  39. 39.160 increased by 30% =
  40. 40.540 increased by 15% =

Answer key

  1. 77
  2. 82
  3. 39
  4. 465
  5. 448
  6. 339
  7. 294
  8. 960
  9. 276
  10. 782
  11. 474
  12. 525
  13. 646
  14. 518
  15. 71
  16. 36
  17. 299
  18. 95
  19. 1120
  20. 119
  21. 167
  22. 507
  23. 680
  24. 176
  25. 297
  26. 147
  27. 161
  28. 978
  29. 920
  30. 140
  31. 1192
  32. 77
  33. 576
  34. 948
  35. 114
  36. 404
  37. 713
  38. 315
  39. 208
  40. 621

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