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Percentage Increase and Decrease Trick Worksheet

Speed calculation lesson 23: Increase or decrease by a percent · Set 542 · 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. 1.510 increased by 10% =
  2. 2.650 decreased by 12% =
  3. 3.760 decreased by 35% =
  4. 4.50 increased by 12% =
  5. 5.320 increased by 40% =
  6. 6.560 increased by 35% =
  7. 7.225 increased by 8% =
  8. 8.220 decreased by 5% =
  9. 9.370 increased by 20% =
  10. 10.360 increased by 15% =
  11. 11.90 decreased by 40% =
  12. 12.220 decreased by 25% =
  13. 13.525 decreased by 8% =
  14. 14.770 decreased by 30% =
  15. 15.540 decreased by 20% =
  16. 16.640 decreased by 35% =
  17. 17.440 increased by 35% =
  18. 18.135 decreased by 40% =
  19. 19.206 increased by 50% =
  20. 20.565 increased by 20% =
  21. 21.440 increased by 15% =
  22. 22.575 decreased by 8% =
  23. 23.340 decreased by 15% =
  24. 24.180 increased by 15% =
  25. 25.380 increased by 15% =
  26. 26.315 increased by 20% =
  27. 27.405 increased by 40% =
  28. 28.320 decreased by 35% =
  29. 29.525 increased by 8% =
  30. 30.48 decreased by 50% =
  31. 31.140 decreased by 35% =
  32. 32.560 increased by 10% =
  33. 33.84 decreased by 25% =
  34. 34.790 increased by 60% =
  35. 35.768 decreased by 25% =
  36. 36.680 decreased by 5% =
  37. 37.70 decreased by 10% =
  38. 38.528 decreased by 25% =
  39. 39.40 increased by 15% =
  40. 40.720 increased by 5% =

Answer key

  1. 561
  2. 572
  3. 494
  4. 56
  5. 448
  6. 756
  7. 243
  8. 209
  9. 444
  10. 414
  11. 54
  12. 165
  13. 483
  14. 539
  15. 432
  16. 416
  17. 594
  18. 81
  19. 309
  20. 678
  21. 506
  22. 529
  23. 289
  24. 207
  25. 437
  26. 378
  27. 567
  28. 208
  29. 567
  30. 24
  31. 91
  32. 616
  33. 63
  34. 1264
  35. 576
  36. 646
  37. 63
  38. 396
  39. 46
  40. 756

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