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Percentage Increase and Decrease Trick Worksheet

Speed calculation lesson 23: Increase or decrease by a percent · Set 511 · 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. 1.420 increased by 15% =
  2. 2.600 increased by 8% =
  3. 3.490 increased by 10% =
  4. 4.270 increased by 10% =
  5. 5.320 decreased by 5% =
  6. 6.420 increased by 5% =
  7. 7.192 decreased by 50% =
  8. 8.740 increased by 10% =
  9. 9.280 decreased by 5% =
  10. 10.496 increased by 25% =
  11. 11.425 increased by 8% =
  12. 12.460 decreased by 35% =
  13. 13.725 increased by 8% =
  14. 14.380 increased by 15% =
  15. 15.314 decreased by 50% =
  16. 16.385 decreased by 20% =
  17. 17.130 decreased by 10% =
  18. 18.290 decreased by 10% =
  19. 19.354 increased by 50% =
  20. 20.465 decreased by 40% =
  21. 21.260 increased by 5% =
  22. 22.280 increased by 5% =
  23. 23.240 decreased by 30% =
  24. 24.440 increased by 20% =
  25. 25.380 decreased by 10% =
  26. 26.130 increased by 10% =
  27. 27.600 increased by 8% =
  28. 28.750 increased by 10% =
  29. 29.750 increased by 12% =
  30. 30.230 increased by 30% =
  31. 31.336 decreased by 25% =
  32. 32.480 decreased by 15% =
  33. 33.740 increased by 10% =
  34. 34.145 increased by 40% =
  35. 35.496 increased by 75% =
  36. 36.575 increased by 8% =
  37. 37.296 increased by 75% =
  38. 38.325 increased by 8% =
  39. 39.90 increased by 30% =
  40. 40.360 increased by 50% =

Answer key

  1. 483
  2. 648
  3. 539
  4. 297
  5. 304
  6. 441
  7. 96
  8. 814
  9. 266
  10. 620
  11. 459
  12. 299
  13. 783
  14. 437
  15. 157
  16. 308
  17. 117
  18. 261
  19. 531
  20. 279
  21. 273
  22. 294
  23. 168
  24. 528
  25. 342
  26. 143
  27. 648
  28. 825
  29. 840
  30. 299
  31. 252
  32. 408
  33. 814
  34. 203
  35. 868
  36. 621
  37. 518
  38. 351
  39. 117
  40. 540

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