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Percentage Increase and Decrease Trick Worksheet

Speed calculation lesson 23: Increase or decrease by a percent · Set 722 · 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. 1.800 increased by 15% =
  2. 2.450 decreased by 10% =
  3. 3.140 decreased by 15% =
  4. 4.490 decreased by 10% =
  5. 5.344 increased by 25% =
  6. 6.80 increased by 5% =
  7. 7.92 decreased by 25% =
  8. 8.650 decreased by 12% =
  9. 9.225 decreased by 8% =
  10. 10.140 decreased by 10% =
  11. 11.500 decreased by 40% =
  12. 12.534 decreased by 50% =
  13. 13.560 increased by 30% =
  14. 14.190 decreased by 20% =
  15. 15.144 increased by 25% =
  16. 16.540 increased by 15% =
  17. 17.580 decreased by 35% =
  18. 18.692 increased by 25% =
  19. 19.660 decreased by 35% =
  20. 20.350 increased by 12% =
  21. 21.485 decreased by 40% =
  22. 22.370 decreased by 20% =
  23. 23.480 decreased by 5% =
  24. 24.575 decreased by 12% =
  25. 25.500 increased by 30% =
  26. 26.400 increased by 10% =
  27. 27.580 increased by 50% =
  28. 28.800 decreased by 12% =
  29. 29.160 increased by 20% =
  30. 30.768 increased by 50% =
  31. 31.375 decreased by 8% =
  32. 32.668 decreased by 50% =
  33. 33.100 increased by 8% =
  34. 34.170 increased by 10% =
  35. 35.745 decreased by 40% =
  36. 36.540 increased by 15% =
  37. 37.220 increased by 15% =
  38. 38.395 decreased by 60% =
  39. 39.525 increased by 8% =
  40. 40.552 increased by 50% =

Answer key

  1. 920
  2. 405
  3. 119
  4. 441
  5. 430
  6. 84
  7. 69
  8. 572
  9. 207
  10. 126
  11. 300
  12. 267
  13. 728
  14. 152
  15. 180
  16. 621
  17. 377
  18. 865
  19. 429
  20. 392
  21. 291
  22. 296
  23. 456
  24. 506
  25. 650
  26. 440
  27. 870
  28. 704
  29. 192
  30. 1152
  31. 345
  32. 334
  33. 108
  34. 187
  35. 447
  36. 621
  37. 253
  38. 158
  39. 567
  40. 828

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