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Percentage Increase and Decrease Trick Worksheet

Speed calculation lesson 23: Increase or decrease by a percent · Set 711 · 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. 1.772 increased by 75% =
  2. 2.380 increased by 10% =
  3. 3.125 increased by 8% =
  4. 4.660 increased by 15% =
  5. 5.620 decreased by 15% =
  6. 6.478 increased by 50% =
  7. 7.775 increased by 12% =
  8. 8.312 decreased by 75% =
  9. 9.190 increased by 40% =
  10. 10.796 increased by 25% =
  11. 11.85 increased by 20% =
  12. 12.720 increased by 10% =
  13. 13.600 decreased by 35% =
  14. 14.680 increased by 20% =
  15. 15.685 decreased by 40% =
  16. 16.550 decreased by 40% =
  17. 17.80 decreased by 10% =
  18. 18.580 increased by 5% =
  19. 19.75 increased by 12% =
  20. 20.470 decreased by 30% =
  21. 21.575 increased by 12% =
  22. 22.770 increased by 60% =
  23. 23.140 increased by 5% =
  24. 24.590 increased by 10% =
  25. 25.640 decreased by 30% =
  26. 26.135 decreased by 40% =
  27. 27.752 increased by 25% =
  28. 28.170 decreased by 30% =
  29. 29.468 decreased by 25% =
  30. 30.288 increased by 25% =
  31. 31.164 increased by 75% =
  32. 32.640 increased by 60% =
  33. 33.224 increased by 75% =
  34. 34.240 decreased by 5% =
  35. 35.200 increased by 5% =
  36. 36.425 increased by 12% =
  37. 37.100 increased by 30% =
  38. 38.780 increased by 15% =
  39. 39.540 decreased by 50% =
  40. 40.160 increased by 35% =

Answer key

  1. 1351
  2. 418
  3. 135
  4. 759
  5. 527
  6. 717
  7. 868
  8. 78
  9. 266
  10. 995
  11. 102
  12. 792
  13. 390
  14. 816
  15. 411
  16. 330
  17. 72
  18. 609
  19. 84
  20. 329
  21. 644
  22. 1232
  23. 147
  24. 649
  25. 448
  26. 81
  27. 940
  28. 119
  29. 351
  30. 360
  31. 287
  32. 1024
  33. 392
  34. 228
  35. 210
  36. 476
  37. 130
  38. 897
  39. 270
  40. 216

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