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Percentage Increase and Decrease Trick Worksheet

Speed calculation lesson 23: Increase or decrease by a percent · Set 730 · 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 decreased by 15% =
  2. 2.180 increased by 60% =
  3. 3.350 decreased by 8% =
  4. 4.594 increased by 50% =
  5. 5.588 increased by 25% =
  6. 6.796 increased by 25% =
  7. 7.100 increased by 15% =
  8. 8.380 decreased by 5% =
  9. 9.675 decreased by 12% =
  10. 10.355 increased by 60% =
  11. 11.570 increased by 10% =
  12. 12.468 decreased by 50% =
  13. 13.240 decreased by 15% =
  14. 14.720 increased by 10% =
  15. 15.640 decreased by 15% =
  16. 16.460 increased by 5% =
  17. 17.660 increased by 5% =
  18. 18.420 decreased by 35% =
  19. 19.170 decreased by 30% =
  20. 20.200 increased by 12% =
  21. 21.430 decreased by 30% =
  22. 22.600 increased by 12% =
  23. 23.420 decreased by 35% =
  24. 24.284 increased by 50% =
  25. 25.240 decreased by 10% =
  26. 26.120 decreased by 35% =
  27. 27.524 increased by 25% =
  28. 28.200 increased by 10% =
  29. 29.600 increased by 15% =
  30. 30.105 decreased by 20% =
  31. 31.744 increased by 25% =
  32. 32.250 decreased by 50% =
  33. 33.380 decreased by 15% =
  34. 34.165 decreased by 60% =
  35. 35.450 increased by 10% =
  36. 36.750 increased by 12% =
  37. 37.800 decreased by 10% =
  38. 38.216 increased by 75% =
  39. 39.425 increased by 8% =
  40. 40.270 decreased by 10% =

Answer key

  1. 680
  2. 288
  3. 322
  4. 891
  5. 735
  6. 995
  7. 115
  8. 361
  9. 594
  10. 568
  11. 627
  12. 234
  13. 204
  14. 792
  15. 544
  16. 483
  17. 693
  18. 273
  19. 119
  20. 224
  21. 301
  22. 672
  23. 273
  24. 426
  25. 216
  26. 78
  27. 655
  28. 220
  29. 690
  30. 84
  31. 930
  32. 125
  33. 323
  34. 66
  35. 495
  36. 840
  37. 720
  38. 378
  39. 459
  40. 243

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