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Percentage Increase and Decrease Trick Worksheet

Speed calculation lesson 23: Increase or decrease by a percent · Set 645 · 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. 1.390 increased by 20% =
  2. 2.620 decreased by 15% =
  3. 3.570 increased by 10% =
  4. 4.540 decreased by 15% =
  5. 5.100 decreased by 10% =
  6. 6.475 decreased by 40% =
  7. 7.220 increased by 30% =
  8. 8.680 increased by 5% =
  9. 9.180 decreased by 5% =
  10. 10.620 increased by 10% =
  11. 11.66 decreased by 50% =
  12. 12.260 increased by 5% =
  13. 13.64 increased by 25% =
  14. 14.720 increased by 30% =
  15. 15.620 decreased by 35% =
  16. 16.712 decreased by 25% =
  17. 17.790 decreased by 10% =
  18. 18.360 increased by 35% =
  19. 19.680 decreased by 5% =
  20. 20.688 increased by 75% =
  21. 21.620 decreased by 5% =
  22. 22.290 decreased by 30% =
  23. 23.460 decreased by 5% =
  24. 24.725 increased by 12% =
  25. 25.775 increased by 12% =
  26. 26.485 decreased by 20% =
  27. 27.460 decreased by 40% =
  28. 28.44 decreased by 25% =
  29. 29.502 increased by 50% =
  30. 30.460 decreased by 30% =
  31. 31.690 increased by 30% =
  32. 32.490 decreased by 10% =
  33. 33.275 decreased by 8% =
  34. 34.755 decreased by 40% =
  35. 35.280 increased by 5% =
  36. 36.80 increased by 10% =
  37. 37.300 decreased by 15% =
  38. 38.250 increased by 30% =
  39. 39.620 decreased by 10% =
  40. 40.530 increased by 40% =

Answer key

  1. 468
  2. 527
  3. 627
  4. 459
  5. 90
  6. 285
  7. 286
  8. 714
  9. 171
  10. 682
  11. 33
  12. 273
  13. 80
  14. 936
  15. 403
  16. 534
  17. 711
  18. 486
  19. 646
  20. 1204
  21. 589
  22. 203
  23. 437
  24. 812
  25. 868
  26. 388
  27. 276
  28. 33
  29. 753
  30. 322
  31. 897
  32. 441
  33. 253
  34. 453
  35. 294
  36. 88
  37. 255
  38. 325
  39. 558
  40. 742

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