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Percentage Increase and Decrease Trick Worksheet

Speed calculation lesson 23: Increase or decrease by a percent · Set 540 · 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. 1.370 increased by 10% =
  2. 2.570 decreased by 50% =
  3. 3.660 decreased by 15% =
  4. 4.115 increased by 20% =
  5. 5.84 decreased by 75% =
  6. 6.400 decreased by 30% =
  7. 7.568 increased by 50% =
  8. 8.800 increased by 15% =
  9. 9.530 decreased by 30% =
  10. 10.660 increased by 25% =
  11. 11.620 increased by 75% =
  12. 12.60 decreased by 20% =
  13. 13.490 increased by 20% =
  14. 14.670 decreased by 10% =
  15. 15.212 increased by 25% =
  16. 16.220 decreased by 30% =
  17. 17.580 decreased by 15% =
  18. 18.750 decreased by 8% =
  19. 19.670 increased by 10% =
  20. 20.480 increased by 5% =
  21. 21.40 increased by 30% =
  22. 22.90 decreased by 60% =
  23. 23.360 increased by 5% =
  24. 24.300 increased by 15% =
  25. 25.480 increased by 35% =
  26. 26.284 increased by 75% =
  27. 27.700 increased by 5% =
  28. 28.250 increased by 20% =
  29. 29.770 increased by 10% =
  30. 30.120 increased by 35% =
  31. 31.180 decreased by 5% =
  32. 32.725 decreased by 40% =
  33. 33.785 increased by 20% =
  34. 34.260 decreased by 25% =
  35. 35.704 increased by 75% =
  36. 36.376 decreased by 25% =
  37. 37.630 decreased by 30% =
  38. 38.230 decreased by 10% =
  39. 39.765 decreased by 20% =
  40. 40.205 decreased by 40% =

Answer key

  1. 407
  2. 285
  3. 561
  4. 138
  5. 21
  6. 280
  7. 852
  8. 920
  9. 371
  10. 825
  11. 1085
  12. 48
  13. 588
  14. 603
  15. 265
  16. 154
  17. 493
  18. 690
  19. 737
  20. 504
  21. 52
  22. 36
  23. 378
  24. 345
  25. 648
  26. 497
  27. 735
  28. 300
  29. 847
  30. 162
  31. 171
  32. 435
  33. 942
  34. 195
  35. 1232
  36. 282
  37. 441
  38. 207
  39. 612
  40. 123

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