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Percentage Increase and Decrease Trick Worksheet

Speed calculation lesson 23: Increase or decrease by a percent · Set 468 · 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. 1.560 increased by 60% =
  2. 2.60 increased by 5% =
  3. 3.760 increased by 10% =
  4. 4.410 decreased by 50% =
  5. 5.636 decreased by 50% =
  6. 6.200 increased by 8% =
  7. 7.360 increased by 20% =
  8. 8.175 decreased by 8% =
  9. 9.110 decreased by 30% =
  10. 10.46 decreased by 50% =
  11. 11.780 decreased by 30% =
  12. 12.735 increased by 60% =
  13. 13.625 increased by 8% =
  14. 14.270 decreased by 10% =
  15. 15.555 increased by 20% =
  16. 16.256 increased by 25% =
  17. 17.220 decreased by 35% =
  18. 18.600 increased by 10% =
  19. 19.136 increased by 25% =
  20. 20.475 decreased by 8% =
  21. 21.275 increased by 8% =
  22. 22.405 decreased by 40% =
  23. 23.340 increased by 5% =
  24. 24.96 increased by 25% =
  25. 25.350 decreased by 10% =
  26. 26.344 decreased by 25% =
  27. 27.560 decreased by 10% =
  28. 28.154 increased by 50% =
  29. 29.168 decreased by 25% =
  30. 30.730 increased by 30% =
  31. 31.132 increased by 25% =
  32. 32.76 decreased by 25% =
  33. 33.312 decreased by 75% =
  34. 34.170 increased by 30% =
  35. 35.285 decreased by 40% =
  36. 36.310 decreased by 10% =
  37. 37.590 increased by 30% =
  38. 38.492 increased by 50% =
  39. 39.600 increased by 5% =
  40. 40.240 increased by 15% =

Answer key

  1. 896
  2. 63
  3. 836
  4. 205
  5. 318
  6. 216
  7. 432
  8. 161
  9. 77
  10. 23
  11. 546
  12. 1176
  13. 675
  14. 243
  15. 666
  16. 320
  17. 143
  18. 660
  19. 170
  20. 437
  21. 297
  22. 243
  23. 357
  24. 120
  25. 315
  26. 258
  27. 504
  28. 231
  29. 126
  30. 949
  31. 165
  32. 57
  33. 78
  34. 221
  35. 171
  36. 279
  37. 767
  38. 738
  39. 630
  40. 276

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