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Percentage Increase and Decrease Trick Worksheet

Speed calculation lesson 23: Increase or decrease by a percent · Set 557 · 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. 1.470 increased by 10% =
  2. 2.750 increased by 60% =
  3. 3.280 decreased by 60% =
  4. 4.300 increased by 5% =
  5. 5.770 increased by 20% =
  6. 6.796 decreased by 25% =
  7. 7.705 decreased by 20% =
  8. 8.288 increased by 75% =
  9. 9.140 decreased by 25% =
  10. 10.125 increased by 8% =
  11. 11.355 decreased by 20% =
  12. 12.220 increased by 10% =
  13. 13.740 increased by 15% =
  14. 14.240 decreased by 30% =
  15. 15.575 decreased by 12% =
  16. 16.595 increased by 20% =
  17. 17.215 decreased by 20% =
  18. 18.240 increased by 30% =
  19. 19.250 increased by 8% =
  20. 20.120 decreased by 5% =
  21. 21.80 decreased by 5% =
  22. 22.160 decreased by 75% =
  23. 23.455 decreased by 60% =
  24. 24.525 decreased by 12% =
  25. 25.680 increased by 15% =
  26. 26.125 decreased by 8% =
  27. 27.330 increased by 10% =
  28. 28.175 decreased by 60% =
  29. 29.60 increased by 5% =
  30. 30.765 increased by 60% =
  31. 31.740 decreased by 35% =
  32. 32.550 increased by 8% =
  33. 33.330 decreased by 60% =
  34. 34.600 decreased by 50% =
  35. 35.150 increased by 8% =
  36. 36.475 decreased by 8% =
  37. 37.475 increased by 8% =
  38. 38.740 decreased by 5% =
  39. 39.66 increased by 50% =
  40. 40.355 decreased by 20% =

Answer key

  1. 517
  2. 1200
  3. 112
  4. 315
  5. 924
  6. 597
  7. 564
  8. 504
  9. 105
  10. 135
  11. 284
  12. 242
  13. 851
  14. 168
  15. 506
  16. 714
  17. 172
  18. 312
  19. 270
  20. 114
  21. 76
  22. 40
  23. 182
  24. 462
  25. 782
  26. 115
  27. 363
  28. 70
  29. 63
  30. 1224
  31. 481
  32. 594
  33. 132
  34. 300
  35. 162
  36. 437
  37. 513
  38. 703
  39. 99
  40. 284

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