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Percentage Increase and Decrease Trick Worksheet

Speed calculation lesson 23: Increase or decrease by a percent · Set 627 · 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. 1.584 increased by 25% =
  2. 2.380 decreased by 75% =
  3. 3.140 decreased by 40% =
  4. 4.800 increased by 8% =
  5. 5.750 increased by 10% =
  6. 6.200 decreased by 12% =
  7. 7.500 increased by 30% =
  8. 8.560 increased by 5% =
  9. 9.720 increased by 25% =
  10. 10.670 decreased by 30% =
  11. 11.680 increased by 5% =
  12. 12.175 increased by 8% =
  13. 13.760 increased by 10% =
  14. 14.445 decreased by 20% =
  15. 15.450 increased by 30% =
  16. 16.210 increased by 10% =
  17. 17.325 decreased by 8% =
  18. 18.775 decreased by 8% =
  19. 19.240 increased by 15% =
  20. 20.560 decreased by 35% =
  21. 21.440 increased by 15% =
  22. 22.200 decreased by 5% =
  23. 23.340 increased by 50% =
  24. 24.710 decreased by 10% =
  25. 25.140 decreased by 15% =
  26. 26.540 decreased by 5% =
  27. 27.520 increased by 30% =
  28. 28.100 decreased by 30% =
  29. 29.656 increased by 25% =
  30. 30.208 decreased by 75% =
  31. 31.60 decreased by 15% =
  32. 32.175 increased by 8% =
  33. 33.655 increased by 20% =
  34. 34.430 decreased by 10% =
  35. 35.330 increased by 30% =
  36. 36.500 decreased by 30% =
  37. 37.200 decreased by 10% =
  38. 38.780 decreased by 15% =
  39. 39.340 increased by 35% =
  40. 40.416 increased by 50% =

Answer key

  1. 730
  2. 95
  3. 84
  4. 864
  5. 825
  6. 176
  7. 650
  8. 588
  9. 900
  10. 469
  11. 714
  12. 189
  13. 836
  14. 356
  15. 585
  16. 231
  17. 299
  18. 713
  19. 276
  20. 364
  21. 506
  22. 190
  23. 510
  24. 639
  25. 119
  26. 513
  27. 676
  28. 70
  29. 820
  30. 52
  31. 51
  32. 189
  33. 786
  34. 387
  35. 429
  36. 350
  37. 180
  38. 663
  39. 459
  40. 624

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