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Percentage Increase and Decrease Trick Worksheet

Speed calculation lesson 23: Increase or decrease by a percent · Set 701 · 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. 1.680 increased by 5% =
  2. 2.352 decreased by 75% =
  3. 3.800 decreased by 5% =
  4. 4.440 decreased by 15% =
  5. 5.50 increased by 10% =
  6. 6.720 increased by 60% =
  7. 7.730 decreased by 30% =
  8. 8.630 decreased by 30% =
  9. 9.575 increased by 8% =
  10. 10.54 increased by 50% =
  11. 11.800 increased by 15% =
  12. 12.160 increased by 60% =
  13. 13.300 decreased by 15% =
  14. 14.105 increased by 20% =
  15. 15.450 decreased by 30% =
  16. 16.520 decreased by 40% =
  17. 17.672 increased by 50% =
  18. 18.88 increased by 75% =
  19. 19.500 increased by 15% =
  20. 20.50 decreased by 12% =
  21. 21.745 decreased by 20% =
  22. 22.655 decreased by 40% =
  23. 23.320 increased by 35% =
  24. 24.410 increased by 30% =
  25. 25.280 increased by 20% =
  26. 26.200 increased by 15% =
  27. 27.580 increased by 35% =
  28. 28.575 decreased by 20% =
  29. 29.796 increased by 75% =
  30. 30.450 increased by 60% =
  31. 31.680 decreased by 25% =
  32. 32.660 decreased by 30% =
  33. 33.40 decreased by 35% =
  34. 34.440 decreased by 10% =
  35. 35.380 increased by 35% =
  36. 36.440 increased by 15% =
  37. 37.92 decreased by 25% =
  38. 38.65 decreased by 60% =
  39. 39.460 increased by 5% =
  40. 40.60 increased by 40% =

Answer key

  1. 714
  2. 88
  3. 760
  4. 374
  5. 55
  6. 1152
  7. 511
  8. 441
  9. 621
  10. 81
  11. 920
  12. 256
  13. 255
  14. 126
  15. 315
  16. 312
  17. 1008
  18. 154
  19. 575
  20. 44
  21. 596
  22. 393
  23. 432
  24. 533
  25. 336
  26. 230
  27. 783
  28. 460
  29. 1393
  30. 720
  31. 510
  32. 462
  33. 26
  34. 396
  35. 513
  36. 506
  37. 69
  38. 26
  39. 483
  40. 84

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