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Percentage Increase and Decrease Trick Worksheet

Speed calculation lesson 23: Increase or decrease by a percent · Set 840 · 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. 1.90 increased by 10% =
  2. 2.316 decreased by 25% =
  3. 3.400 decreased by 5% =
  4. 4.312 decreased by 75% =
  5. 5.280 decreased by 30% =
  6. 6.370 increased by 10% =
  7. 7.800 decreased by 8% =
  8. 8.600 increased by 15% =
  9. 9.52 increased by 75% =
  10. 10.620 increased by 5% =
  11. 11.650 decreased by 12% =
  12. 12.620 increased by 60% =
  13. 13.455 decreased by 20% =
  14. 14.160 increased by 10% =
  15. 15.320 increased by 10% =
  16. 16.710 decreased by 20% =
  17. 17.175 increased by 8% =
  18. 18.260 decreased by 10% =
  19. 19.595 increased by 40% =
  20. 20.740 decreased by 15% =
  21. 21.180 increased by 40% =
  22. 22.50 decreased by 8% =
  23. 23.125 decreased by 8% =
  24. 24.560 decreased by 60% =
  25. 25.635 decreased by 20% =
  26. 26.280 increased by 5% =
  27. 27.100 increased by 30% =
  28. 28.380 decreased by 5% =
  29. 29.310 increased by 10% =
  30. 30.595 decreased by 20% =
  31. 31.395 decreased by 20% =
  32. 32.248 increased by 25% =
  33. 33.640 decreased by 30% =
  34. 34.108 decreased by 50% =
  35. 35.250 increased by 12% =
  36. 36.176 decreased by 25% =
  37. 37.310 decreased by 60% =
  38. 38.388 increased by 75% =
  39. 39.800 increased by 12% =
  40. 40.570 increased by 30% =

Answer key

  1. 99
  2. 237
  3. 380
  4. 78
  5. 196
  6. 407
  7. 736
  8. 690
  9. 91
  10. 651
  11. 572
  12. 992
  13. 364
  14. 176
  15. 352
  16. 568
  17. 189
  18. 234
  19. 833
  20. 629
  21. 252
  22. 46
  23. 115
  24. 224
  25. 508
  26. 294
  27. 130
  28. 361
  29. 341
  30. 476
  31. 316
  32. 310
  33. 448
  34. 54
  35. 280
  36. 132
  37. 124
  38. 679
  39. 896
  40. 741

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