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Percentage Increase and Decrease Trick Worksheet

Speed calculation lesson 23: Increase or decrease by a percent · Set 554 · 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. 1.320 increased by 10% =
  2. 2.800 increased by 10% =
  3. 3.280 increased by 35% =
  4. 4.275 increased by 8% =
  5. 5.380 decreased by 5% =
  6. 6.650 decreased by 8% =
  7. 7.270 decreased by 30% =
  8. 8.668 increased by 50% =
  9. 9.324 increased by 25% =
  10. 10.675 increased by 8% =
  11. 11.750 increased by 10% =
  12. 12.120 decreased by 30% =
  13. 13.528 increased by 25% =
  14. 14.65 decreased by 60% =
  15. 15.705 decreased by 40% =
  16. 16.115 increased by 40% =
  17. 17.80 decreased by 5% =
  18. 18.600 decreased by 5% =
  19. 19.400 increased by 12% =
  20. 20.580 decreased by 35% =
  21. 21.375 increased by 8% =
  22. 22.520 increased by 15% =
  23. 23.495 increased by 60% =
  24. 24.676 decreased by 25% =
  25. 25.660 decreased by 30% =
  26. 26.475 increased by 20% =
  27. 27.480 increased by 15% =
  28. 28.80 decreased by 35% =
  29. 29.450 increased by 10% =
  30. 30.645 decreased by 20% =
  31. 31.620 decreased by 5% =
  32. 32.380 increased by 5% =
  33. 33.574 decreased by 50% =
  34. 34.195 increased by 60% =
  35. 35.660 increased by 15% =
  36. 36.305 increased by 20% =
  37. 37.630 decreased by 10% =
  38. 38.120 increased by 5% =
  39. 39.180 decreased by 15% =
  40. 40.550 decreased by 8% =

Answer key

  1. 352
  2. 880
  3. 378
  4. 297
  5. 361
  6. 598
  7. 189
  8. 1002
  9. 405
  10. 729
  11. 825
  12. 84
  13. 660
  14. 26
  15. 423
  16. 161
  17. 76
  18. 570
  19. 448
  20. 377
  21. 405
  22. 598
  23. 792
  24. 507
  25. 462
  26. 570
  27. 552
  28. 52
  29. 495
  30. 516
  31. 589
  32. 399
  33. 287
  34. 312
  35. 759
  36. 366
  37. 567
  38. 126
  39. 153
  40. 506

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