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Percentage Increase and Decrease Trick Worksheet

Speed calculation lesson 23: Increase or decrease by a percent · Set 503 · 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. 1.750 increased by 10% =
  2. 2.360 increased by 20% =
  3. 3.720 decreased by 15% =
  4. 4.136 increased by 75% =
  5. 5.540 decreased by 5% =
  6. 6.795 increased by 60% =
  7. 7.780 decreased by 75% =
  8. 8.436 increased by 50% =
  9. 9.56 increased by 75% =
  10. 10.80 decreased by 10% =
  11. 11.700 decreased by 8% =
  12. 12.472 increased by 50% =
  13. 13.280 increased by 5% =
  14. 14.580 increased by 15% =
  15. 15.440 decreased by 10% =
  16. 16.660 decreased by 5% =
  17. 17.210 decreased by 60% =
  18. 18.250 decreased by 12% =
  19. 19.136 increased by 25% =
  20. 20.250 decreased by 20% =
  21. 21.565 decreased by 20% =
  22. 22.400 increased by 12% =
  23. 23.100 increased by 25% =
  24. 24.660 increased by 20% =
  25. 25.100 decreased by 30% =
  26. 26.170 decreased by 10% =
  27. 27.220 increased by 30% =
  28. 28.40 increased by 20% =
  29. 29.440 increased by 15% =
  30. 30.175 increased by 12% =
  31. 31.350 decreased by 30% =
  32. 32.250 increased by 30% =
  33. 33.140 decreased by 60% =
  34. 34.400 decreased by 30% =
  35. 35.780 decreased by 30% =
  36. 36.160 increased by 40% =
  37. 37.720 increased by 20% =
  38. 38.240 increased by 30% =
  39. 39.692 increased by 25% =
  40. 40.495 decreased by 60% =

Answer key

  1. 825
  2. 432
  3. 612
  4. 238
  5. 513
  6. 1272
  7. 195
  8. 654
  9. 98
  10. 72
  11. 644
  12. 708
  13. 294
  14. 667
  15. 396
  16. 627
  17. 84
  18. 220
  19. 170
  20. 200
  21. 452
  22. 448
  23. 125
  24. 792
  25. 70
  26. 153
  27. 286
  28. 48
  29. 506
  30. 196
  31. 245
  32. 325
  33. 56
  34. 280
  35. 546
  36. 224
  37. 864
  38. 312
  39. 865
  40. 198

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