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Percentage Increase and Decrease Trick Worksheet

Speed calculation lesson 23: Increase or decrease by a percent · Set 535 · 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. 1.780 increased by 15% =
  2. 2.460 decreased by 60% =
  3. 3.540 increased by 35% =
  4. 4.360 increased by 15% =
  5. 5.776 increased by 75% =
  6. 6.780 decreased by 5% =
  7. 7.584 increased by 25% =
  8. 8.150 decreased by 50% =
  9. 9.728 increased by 50% =
  10. 10.168 increased by 50% =
  11. 11.350 decreased by 12% =
  12. 12.360 increased by 35% =
  13. 13.150 decreased by 12% =
  14. 14.472 increased by 50% =
  15. 15.280 increased by 50% =
  16. 16.216 increased by 25% =
  17. 17.448 increased by 75% =
  18. 18.600 increased by 8% =
  19. 19.220 decreased by 15% =
  20. 20.540 increased by 60% =
  21. 21.248 increased by 50% =
  22. 22.60 increased by 30% =
  23. 23.350 increased by 12% =
  24. 24.200 decreased by 15% =
  25. 25.52 increased by 50% =
  26. 26.180 increased by 5% =
  27. 27.780 decreased by 15% =
  28. 28.360 decreased by 40% =
  29. 29.456 increased by 75% =
  30. 30.708 decreased by 25% =
  31. 31.75 increased by 8% =
  32. 32.340 increased by 15% =
  33. 33.705 increased by 60% =
  34. 34.325 increased by 8% =
  35. 35.450 increased by 8% =
  36. 36.605 decreased by 20% =
  37. 37.320 decreased by 25% =
  38. 38.164 decreased by 75% =
  39. 39.768 increased by 25% =
  40. 40.715 increased by 20% =

Answer key

  1. 897
  2. 184
  3. 729
  4. 414
  5. 1358
  6. 741
  7. 730
  8. 75
  9. 1092
  10. 252
  11. 308
  12. 486
  13. 132
  14. 708
  15. 420
  16. 270
  17. 784
  18. 648
  19. 187
  20. 864
  21. 372
  22. 78
  23. 392
  24. 170
  25. 78
  26. 189
  27. 663
  28. 216
  29. 798
  30. 531
  31. 81
  32. 391
  33. 1128
  34. 351
  35. 486
  36. 484
  37. 240
  38. 41
  39. 960
  40. 858

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