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Percentage Increase and Decrease Trick Worksheet

Speed calculation lesson 23: Increase or decrease by a percent · Set 85 · 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. 1.780 increased by 10% =
  2. 2.400 decreased by 5% =
  3. 3.435 increased by 40% =
  4. 4.235 increased by 40% =
  5. 5.130 decreased by 30% =
  6. 6.60 increased by 35% =
  7. 7.200 decreased by 5% =
  8. 8.500 increased by 75% =
  9. 9.350 increased by 12% =
  10. 10.420 decreased by 35% =
  11. 11.655 increased by 60% =
  12. 12.60 decreased by 35% =
  13. 13.312 decreased by 75% =
  14. 14.300 increased by 15% =
  15. 15.300 decreased by 35% =
  16. 16.746 decreased by 50% =
  17. 17.250 increased by 12% =
  18. 18.280 increased by 10% =
  19. 19.695 decreased by 40% =
  20. 20.310 decreased by 60% =
  21. 21.405 decreased by 40% =
  22. 22.326 increased by 50% =
  23. 23.340 increased by 15% =
  24. 24.340 decreased by 30% =
  25. 25.410 decreased by 10% =
  26. 26.600 increased by 12% =
  27. 27.700 increased by 30% =
  28. 28.400 decreased by 35% =
  29. 29.240 decreased by 10% =
  30. 30.600 increased by 75% =
  31. 31.80 decreased by 35% =
  32. 32.728 decreased by 50% =
  33. 33.240 increased by 60% =
  34. 34.720 decreased by 25% =
  35. 35.240 increased by 30% =
  36. 36.100 increased by 8% =
  37. 37.210 increased by 50% =
  38. 38.80 decreased by 10% =
  39. 39.625 increased by 12% =
  40. 40.400 increased by 12% =

Answer key

  1. 858
  2. 380
  3. 609
  4. 329
  5. 91
  6. 81
  7. 190
  8. 875
  9. 392
  10. 273
  11. 1048
  12. 39
  13. 78
  14. 345
  15. 195
  16. 373
  17. 280
  18. 308
  19. 417
  20. 124
  21. 243
  22. 489
  23. 391
  24. 238
  25. 369
  26. 672
  27. 910
  28. 260
  29. 216
  30. 1050
  31. 52
  32. 364
  33. 384
  34. 540
  35. 312
  36. 108
  37. 315
  38. 72
  39. 700
  40. 448

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