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Percentage Increase and Decrease Trick Worksheet

Speed calculation lesson 23: Increase or decrease by a percent · Set 55 · 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. 1.120 increased by 10% =
  2. 2.160 decreased by 60% =
  3. 3.180 decreased by 15% =
  4. 4.800 increased by 5% =
  5. 5.660 decreased by 30% =
  6. 6.480 decreased by 50% =
  7. 7.60 increased by 50% =
  8. 8.240 increased by 60% =
  9. 9.220 decreased by 10% =
  10. 10.120 decreased by 5% =
  11. 11.60 increased by 30% =
  12. 12.140 decreased by 35% =
  13. 13.120 increased by 30% =
  14. 14.100 decreased by 8% =
  15. 15.375 decreased by 40% =
  16. 16.425 decreased by 8% =
  17. 17.580 increased by 10% =
  18. 18.670 increased by 60% =
  19. 19.284 increased by 75% =
  20. 20.720 increased by 10% =
  21. 21.680 increased by 50% =
  22. 22.420 increased by 40% =
  23. 23.360 increased by 15% =
  24. 24.730 decreased by 20% =
  25. 25.525 decreased by 12% =
  26. 26.320 increased by 40% =
  27. 27.475 increased by 60% =
  28. 28.270 increased by 30% =
  29. 29.372 decreased by 25% =
  30. 30.425 increased by 40% =
  31. 31.672 decreased by 75% =
  32. 32.470 increased by 40% =
  33. 33.800 increased by 15% =
  34. 34.648 decreased by 75% =
  35. 35.520 decreased by 35% =
  36. 36.232 increased by 75% =
  37. 37.155 increased by 20% =
  38. 38.150 decreased by 10% =
  39. 39.75 increased by 8% =
  40. 40.460 decreased by 15% =

Answer key

  1. 132
  2. 64
  3. 153
  4. 840
  5. 462
  6. 240
  7. 90
  8. 384
  9. 198
  10. 114
  11. 78
  12. 91
  13. 156
  14. 92
  15. 225
  16. 391
  17. 638
  18. 1072
  19. 497
  20. 792
  21. 1020
  22. 588
  23. 414
  24. 584
  25. 462
  26. 448
  27. 760
  28. 351
  29. 279
  30. 595
  31. 168
  32. 658
  33. 920
  34. 162
  35. 338
  36. 406
  37. 186
  38. 135
  39. 81
  40. 391

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