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Percentage Increase and Decrease Trick Worksheet

Speed calculation lesson 23: Increase or decrease by a percent · Set 546 · 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. 1.440 increased by 10% =
  2. 2.696 increased by 75% =
  3. 3.120 increased by 10% =
  4. 4.430 decreased by 10% =
  5. 5.720 increased by 10% =
  6. 6.225 decreased by 12% =
  7. 7.80 decreased by 30% =
  8. 8.500 increased by 5% =
  9. 9.320 decreased by 25% =
  10. 10.75 increased by 8% =
  11. 11.50 increased by 12% =
  12. 12.415 decreased by 60% =
  13. 13.144 increased by 75% =
  14. 14.500 increased by 12% =
  15. 15.584 decreased by 75% =
  16. 16.690 increased by 30% =
  17. 17.160 decreased by 40% =
  18. 18.340 increased by 60% =
  19. 19.226 increased by 50% =
  20. 20.770 increased by 20% =
  21. 21.132 decreased by 50% =
  22. 22.120 increased by 35% =
  23. 23.255 increased by 20% =
  24. 24.104 increased by 50% =
  25. 25.650 decreased by 20% =
  26. 26.150 decreased by 30% =
  27. 27.650 increased by 40% =
  28. 28.540 decreased by 15% =
  29. 29.304 decreased by 75% =
  30. 30.260 increased by 25% =
  31. 31.650 increased by 12% =
  32. 32.255 increased by 20% =
  33. 33.510 increased by 10% =
  34. 34.360 decreased by 10% =
  35. 35.545 increased by 20% =
  36. 36.500 increased by 15% =
  37. 37.332 increased by 50% =
  38. 38.355 decreased by 60% =
  39. 39.90 increased by 20% =
  40. 40.635 increased by 60% =

Answer key

  1. 484
  2. 1218
  3. 132
  4. 387
  5. 792
  6. 198
  7. 56
  8. 525
  9. 240
  10. 81
  11. 56
  12. 166
  13. 252
  14. 560
  15. 146
  16. 897
  17. 96
  18. 544
  19. 339
  20. 924
  21. 66
  22. 162
  23. 306
  24. 156
  25. 520
  26. 105
  27. 910
  28. 459
  29. 76
  30. 325
  31. 728
  32. 306
  33. 561
  34. 324
  35. 654
  36. 575
  37. 498
  38. 142
  39. 108
  40. 1016

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