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Percentage Increase and Decrease Trick Worksheet

Speed calculation lesson 23: Increase or decrease by a percent · Set 700 · 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. 1.610 increased by 30% =
  2. 2.546 decreased by 50% =
  3. 3.75 increased by 8% =
  4. 4.618 increased by 50% =
  5. 5.380 decreased by 10% =
  6. 6.380 increased by 10% =
  7. 7.655 decreased by 20% =
  8. 8.360 decreased by 25% =
  9. 9.594 decreased by 50% =
  10. 10.600 increased by 20% =
  11. 11.480 increased by 15% =
  12. 12.725 increased by 60% =
  13. 13.468 decreased by 75% =
  14. 14.800 increased by 15% =
  15. 15.95 decreased by 60% =
  16. 16.340 increased by 20% =
  17. 17.610 increased by 30% =
  18. 18.775 decreased by 8% =
  19. 19.740 increased by 15% =
  20. 20.140 increased by 20% =
  21. 21.620 increased by 50% =
  22. 22.688 decreased by 25% =
  23. 23.650 increased by 8% =
  24. 24.360 increased by 15% =
  25. 25.550 decreased by 10% =
  26. 26.50 increased by 40% =
  27. 27.380 decreased by 15% =
  28. 28.44 decreased by 75% =
  29. 29.695 increased by 20% =
  30. 30.650 increased by 10% =
  31. 31.375 decreased by 20% =
  32. 32.128 increased by 75% =
  33. 33.240 increased by 5% =
  34. 34.700 decreased by 35% =
  35. 35.195 increased by 20% =
  36. 36.80 decreased by 5% =
  37. 37.200 increased by 15% =
  38. 38.640 decreased by 10% =
  39. 39.668 decreased by 75% =
  40. 40.740 decreased by 40% =

Answer key

  1. 793
  2. 273
  3. 81
  4. 927
  5. 342
  6. 418
  7. 524
  8. 270
  9. 297
  10. 720
  11. 552
  12. 1160
  13. 117
  14. 920
  15. 38
  16. 408
  17. 793
  18. 713
  19. 851
  20. 168
  21. 930
  22. 516
  23. 702
  24. 414
  25. 495
  26. 70
  27. 323
  28. 11
  29. 834
  30. 715
  31. 300
  32. 224
  33. 252
  34. 455
  35. 234
  36. 76
  37. 230
  38. 576
  39. 167
  40. 444

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