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Percentage Increase and Decrease Trick Worksheet

Speed calculation lesson 23: Increase or decrease by a percent · Set 731 · 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. 1.545 increased by 20% =
  2. 2.780 increased by 15% =
  3. 3.540 decreased by 5% =
  4. 4.285 increased by 60% =
  5. 5.320 decreased by 10% =
  6. 6.760 increased by 5% =
  7. 7.775 decreased by 60% =
  8. 8.740 increased by 50% =
  9. 9.240 increased by 5% =
  10. 10.744 increased by 75% =
  11. 11.40 increased by 35% =
  12. 12.300 increased by 15% =
  13. 13.420 decreased by 15% =
  14. 14.480 decreased by 15% =
  15. 15.180 increased by 5% =
  16. 16.345 increased by 20% =
  17. 17.740 increased by 15% =
  18. 18.76 decreased by 75% =
  19. 19.280 increased by 5% =
  20. 20.480 increased by 5% =
  21. 21.460 decreased by 15% =
  22. 22.100 decreased by 40% =
  23. 23.125 increased by 8% =
  24. 24.75 decreased by 40% =
  25. 25.100 increased by 5% =
  26. 26.40 increased by 5% =
  27. 27.726 decreased by 50% =
  28. 28.60 increased by 15% =
  29. 29.200 decreased by 10% =
  30. 30.700 decreased by 10% =
  31. 31.224 decreased by 75% =
  32. 32.365 increased by 60% =
  33. 33.780 increased by 30% =
  34. 34.705 increased by 60% =
  35. 35.632 decreased by 75% =
  36. 36.780 increased by 5% =
  37. 37.260 increased by 15% =
  38. 38.420 increased by 5% =
  39. 39.600 decreased by 15% =
  40. 40.200 decreased by 35% =

Answer key

  1. 654
  2. 897
  3. 513
  4. 456
  5. 288
  6. 798
  7. 310
  8. 1110
  9. 252
  10. 1302
  11. 54
  12. 345
  13. 357
  14. 408
  15. 189
  16. 414
  17. 851
  18. 19
  19. 294
  20. 504
  21. 391
  22. 60
  23. 135
  24. 45
  25. 105
  26. 42
  27. 363
  28. 69
  29. 180
  30. 630
  31. 56
  32. 584
  33. 1014
  34. 1128
  35. 158
  36. 819
  37. 299
  38. 441
  39. 510
  40. 130

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