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Percentage Increase and Decrease Trick Worksheet

Speed calculation lesson 23: Increase or decrease by a percent · Set 417 · 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. 1.760 increased by 15% =
  2. 2.40 decreased by 5% =
  3. 3.275 increased by 12% =
  4. 4.240 decreased by 15% =
  5. 5.500 decreased by 15% =
  6. 6.460 decreased by 20% =
  7. 7.275 decreased by 12% =
  8. 8.410 increased by 10% =
  9. 9.310 decreased by 30% =
  10. 10.640 increased by 10% =
  11. 11.190 decreased by 10% =
  12. 12.340 increased by 15% =
  13. 13.170 decreased by 40% =
  14. 14.760 increased by 5% =
  15. 15.140 increased by 35% =
  16. 16.412 increased by 25% =
  17. 17.394 increased by 50% =
  18. 18.350 increased by 8% =
  19. 19.675 decreased by 60% =
  20. 20.405 decreased by 40% =
  21. 21.760 increased by 10% =
  22. 22.510 increased by 30% =
  23. 23.132 decreased by 75% =
  24. 24.605 increased by 60% =
  25. 25.650 decreased by 8% =
  26. 26.564 decreased by 50% =
  27. 27.190 decreased by 20% =
  28. 28.270 increased by 30% =
  29. 29.350 increased by 30% =
  30. 30.105 increased by 40% =
  31. 31.215 increased by 20% =
  32. 32.160 increased by 40% =
  33. 33.608 decreased by 75% =
  34. 34.436 decreased by 25% =
  35. 35.136 decreased by 50% =
  36. 36.275 decreased by 8% =
  37. 37.788 decreased by 25% =
  38. 38.260 increased by 5% =
  39. 39.140 increased by 15% =
  40. 40.695 increased by 40% =

Answer key

  1. 874
  2. 38
  3. 308
  4. 204
  5. 425
  6. 368
  7. 242
  8. 451
  9. 217
  10. 704
  11. 171
  12. 391
  13. 102
  14. 798
  15. 189
  16. 515
  17. 591
  18. 378
  19. 270
  20. 243
  21. 836
  22. 663
  23. 33
  24. 968
  25. 598
  26. 282
  27. 152
  28. 351
  29. 455
  30. 147
  31. 258
  32. 224
  33. 152
  34. 327
  35. 68
  36. 253
  37. 591
  38. 273
  39. 161
  40. 973

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