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Percentage Increase and Decrease Trick Worksheet

Speed calculation lesson 23: Increase or decrease by a percent · Set 58 · 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. 1.460 increased by 15% =
  2. 2.620 increased by 10% =
  3. 3.200 decreased by 10% =
  4. 4.680 increased by 10% =
  5. 5.500 decreased by 50% =
  6. 6.590 decreased by 10% =
  7. 7.668 increased by 75% =
  8. 8.120 decreased by 10% =
  9. 9.155 increased by 20% =
  10. 10.200 increased by 5% =
  11. 11.660 decreased by 15% =
  12. 12.225 increased by 8% =
  13. 13.296 decreased by 25% =
  14. 14.480 increased by 15% =
  15. 15.490 decreased by 30% =
  16. 16.365 decreased by 60% =
  17. 17.780 increased by 15% =
  18. 18.700 increased by 15% =
  19. 19.525 decreased by 8% =
  20. 20.632 decreased by 25% =
  21. 21.235 decreased by 20% =
  22. 22.340 decreased by 15% =
  23. 23.425 increased by 20% =
  24. 24.125 increased by 40% =
  25. 25.200 decreased by 15% =
  26. 26.790 increased by 60% =
  27. 27.156 increased by 25% =
  28. 28.480 decreased by 10% =
  29. 29.560 increased by 20% =
  30. 30.300 increased by 12% =
  31. 31.790 increased by 40% =
  32. 32.760 decreased by 35% =
  33. 33.175 increased by 12% =
  34. 34.588 increased by 75% =
  35. 35.510 decreased by 50% =
  36. 36.616 decreased by 25% =
  37. 37.684 decreased by 75% =
  38. 38.700 decreased by 8% =
  39. 39.350 increased by 30% =
  40. 40.152 decreased by 50% =

Answer key

  1. 529
  2. 682
  3. 180
  4. 748
  5. 250
  6. 531
  7. 1169
  8. 108
  9. 186
  10. 210
  11. 561
  12. 243
  13. 222
  14. 552
  15. 343
  16. 146
  17. 897
  18. 805
  19. 483
  20. 474
  21. 188
  22. 289
  23. 510
  24. 175
  25. 170
  26. 1264
  27. 195
  28. 432
  29. 672
  30. 336
  31. 1106
  32. 494
  33. 196
  34. 1029
  35. 255
  36. 462
  37. 171
  38. 644
  39. 455
  40. 76

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