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Percentage Increase and Decrease Trick Worksheet

Speed calculation lesson 23: Increase or decrease by a percent · Set 732 · 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. 1.720 increased by 15% =
  2. 2.600 decreased by 8% =
  3. 3.175 decreased by 8% =
  4. 4.80 increased by 30% =
  5. 5.570 increased by 60% =
  6. 6.728 decreased by 25% =
  7. 7.700 decreased by 15% =
  8. 8.330 increased by 20% =
  9. 9.456 decreased by 75% =
  10. 10.675 decreased by 8% =
  11. 11.800 increased by 5% =
  12. 12.540 decreased by 5% =
  13. 13.460 increased by 10% =
  14. 14.220 increased by 10% =
  15. 15.710 increased by 60% =
  16. 16.725 increased by 12% =
  17. 17.800 increased by 12% =
  18. 18.452 decreased by 75% =
  19. 19.185 increased by 20% =
  20. 20.375 decreased by 40% =
  21. 21.120 increased by 15% =
  22. 22.660 decreased by 40% =
  23. 23.88 increased by 25% =
  24. 24.510 increased by 20% =
  25. 25.55 increased by 60% =
  26. 26.220 increased by 5% =
  27. 27.420 increased by 75% =
  28. 28.44 increased by 25% =
  29. 29.200 increased by 12% =
  30. 30.170 increased by 10% =
  31. 31.675 increased by 12% =
  32. 32.250 decreased by 30% =
  33. 33.475 increased by 12% =
  34. 34.395 increased by 60% =
  35. 35.470 decreased by 30% =
  36. 36.650 increased by 40% =
  37. 37.610 increased by 20% =
  38. 38.635 increased by 60% =
  39. 39.245 increased by 20% =
  40. 40.50 increased by 60% =

Answer key

  1. 828
  2. 552
  3. 161
  4. 104
  5. 912
  6. 546
  7. 595
  8. 396
  9. 114
  10. 621
  11. 840
  12. 513
  13. 506
  14. 242
  15. 1136
  16. 812
  17. 896
  18. 113
  19. 222
  20. 225
  21. 138
  22. 396
  23. 110
  24. 612
  25. 88
  26. 231
  27. 735
  28. 55
  29. 224
  30. 187
  31. 756
  32. 175
  33. 532
  34. 632
  35. 329
  36. 910
  37. 732
  38. 1016
  39. 294
  40. 80

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