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Percentage Increase and Decrease Trick Worksheet

Speed calculation lesson 23: Increase or decrease by a percent · Set 7 · 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. 1.700 increased by 15% =
  2. 2.260 increased by 5% =
  3. 3.360 increased by 15% =
  4. 4.425 increased by 20% =
  5. 5.310 increased by 30% =
  6. 6.700 decreased by 40% =
  7. 7.220 decreased by 35% =
  8. 8.176 increased by 50% =
  9. 9.320 decreased by 25% =
  10. 10.320 decreased by 15% =
  11. 11.720 decreased by 35% =
  12. 12.520 increased by 35% =
  13. 13.760 decreased by 15% =
  14. 14.712 increased by 75% =
  15. 15.180 increased by 10% =
  16. 16.800 increased by 30% =
  17. 17.800 increased by 35% =
  18. 18.50 decreased by 10% =
  19. 19.520 increased by 10% =
  20. 20.570 increased by 60% =
  21. 21.300 increased by 5% =
  22. 22.370 decreased by 50% =
  23. 23.88 decreased by 50% =
  24. 24.320 decreased by 35% =
  25. 25.684 decreased by 75% =
  26. 26.420 decreased by 30% =
  27. 27.275 decreased by 12% =
  28. 28.580 increased by 75% =
  29. 29.560 decreased by 15% =
  30. 30.260 decreased by 35% =
  31. 31.444 decreased by 25% =
  32. 32.540 increased by 75% =
  33. 33.170 decreased by 30% =
  34. 34.150 decreased by 8% =
  35. 35.50 increased by 20% =
  36. 36.664 decreased by 25% =
  37. 37.400 increased by 5% =
  38. 38.90 decreased by 10% =
  39. 39.100 decreased by 15% =
  40. 40.168 decreased by 75% =

Answer key

  1. 805
  2. 273
  3. 414
  4. 510
  5. 403
  6. 420
  7. 143
  8. 264
  9. 240
  10. 272
  11. 468
  12. 702
  13. 646
  14. 1246
  15. 198
  16. 1040
  17. 1080
  18. 45
  19. 572
  20. 912
  21. 315
  22. 185
  23. 44
  24. 208
  25. 171
  26. 294
  27. 242
  28. 1015
  29. 476
  30. 169
  31. 333
  32. 945
  33. 119
  34. 138
  35. 60
  36. 498
  37. 420
  38. 81
  39. 85
  40. 42

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