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Percentage Increase and Decrease Trick Worksheet

Speed calculation lesson 23: Increase or decrease by a percent · Set 843 · 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. 1.420 increased by 15% =
  2. 2.190 decreased by 10% =
  3. 3.380 increased by 5% =
  4. 4.276 decreased by 25% =
  5. 5.555 increased by 20% =
  6. 6.400 increased by 30% =
  7. 7.670 increased by 60% =
  8. 8.570 increased by 30% =
  9. 9.128 decreased by 75% =
  10. 10.295 increased by 20% =
  11. 11.95 decreased by 20% =
  12. 12.540 increased by 10% =
  13. 13.308 increased by 50% =
  14. 14.660 increased by 75% =
  15. 15.340 increased by 5% =
  16. 16.140 increased by 5% =
  17. 17.550 increased by 10% =
  18. 18.600 increased by 35% =
  19. 19.520 decreased by 5% =
  20. 20.150 increased by 10% =
  21. 21.224 increased by 25% =
  22. 22.330 increased by 20% =
  23. 23.172 increased by 75% =
  24. 24.290 increased by 60% =
  25. 25.280 decreased by 60% =
  26. 26.640 increased by 20% =
  27. 27.775 increased by 60% =
  28. 28.560 increased by 10% =
  29. 29.560 increased by 75% =
  30. 30.575 increased by 8% =
  31. 31.725 increased by 12% =
  32. 32.760 increased by 15% =
  33. 33.675 increased by 12% =
  34. 34.170 decreased by 10% =
  35. 35.480 increased by 15% =
  36. 36.440 increased by 5% =
  37. 37.700 decreased by 8% =
  38. 38.700 increased by 15% =
  39. 39.640 decreased by 5% =
  40. 40.680 increased by 5% =

Answer key

  1. 483
  2. 171
  3. 399
  4. 207
  5. 666
  6. 520
  7. 1072
  8. 741
  9. 32
  10. 354
  11. 76
  12. 594
  13. 462
  14. 1155
  15. 357
  16. 147
  17. 605
  18. 810
  19. 494
  20. 165
  21. 280
  22. 396
  23. 301
  24. 464
  25. 112
  26. 768
  27. 1240
  28. 616
  29. 980
  30. 621
  31. 812
  32. 874
  33. 756
  34. 153
  35. 552
  36. 462
  37. 644
  38. 805
  39. 608
  40. 714

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