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Percentage Increase and Decrease Trick Worksheet

Speed calculation lesson 23: Increase or decrease by a percent · Set 70 · 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. 1.240 increased by 15% =
  2. 2.260 increased by 60% =
  3. 3.150 increased by 30% =
  4. 4.224 increased by 75% =
  5. 5.650 increased by 10% =
  6. 6.80 decreased by 35% =
  7. 7.760 increased by 15% =
  8. 8.325 decreased by 12% =
  9. 9.60 increased by 5% =
  10. 10.330 increased by 60% =
  11. 11.220 increased by 5% =
  12. 12.740 increased by 5% =
  13. 13.95 increased by 20% =
  14. 14.460 increased by 5% =
  15. 15.670 decreased by 60% =
  16. 16.120 decreased by 35% =
  17. 17.640 decreased by 30% =
  18. 18.335 decreased by 40% =
  19. 19.640 increased by 15% =
  20. 20.460 increased by 5% =
  21. 21.800 increased by 30% =
  22. 22.650 increased by 8% =
  23. 23.800 increased by 12% =
  24. 24.45 decreased by 40% =
  25. 25.150 increased by 8% =
  26. 26.650 increased by 8% =
  27. 27.260 decreased by 30% =
  28. 28.345 increased by 60% =
  29. 29.492 increased by 50% =
  30. 30.770 decreased by 10% =
  31. 31.176 increased by 25% =
  32. 32.625 increased by 40% =
  33. 33.624 increased by 25% =
  34. 34.340 decreased by 50% =
  35. 35.355 decreased by 40% =
  36. 36.350 increased by 12% =
  37. 37.750 increased by 10% =
  38. 38.365 increased by 40% =
  39. 39.576 increased by 25% =
  40. 40.550 decreased by 30% =

Answer key

  1. 276
  2. 416
  3. 195
  4. 392
  5. 715
  6. 52
  7. 874
  8. 286
  9. 63
  10. 528
  11. 231
  12. 777
  13. 114
  14. 483
  15. 268
  16. 78
  17. 448
  18. 201
  19. 736
  20. 483
  21. 1040
  22. 702
  23. 896
  24. 27
  25. 162
  26. 702
  27. 182
  28. 552
  29. 738
  30. 693
  31. 220
  32. 875
  33. 780
  34. 170
  35. 213
  36. 392
  37. 825
  38. 511
  39. 720
  40. 385

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