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Percentage Increase and Decrease Trick Worksheet

Speed calculation lesson 23: Increase or decrease by a percent · Set 853 · 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. 1.320 increased by 10% =
  2. 2.460 decreased by 30% =
  3. 3.380 increased by 35% =
  4. 4.320 increased by 30% =
  5. 5.400 increased by 20% =
  6. 6.760 increased by 15% =
  7. 7.445 decreased by 20% =
  8. 8.380 increased by 35% =
  9. 9.110 decreased by 30% =
  10. 10.768 decreased by 25% =
  11. 11.660 increased by 15% =
  12. 12.480 decreased by 10% =
  13. 13.396 decreased by 75% =
  14. 14.720 increased by 25% =
  15. 15.760 decreased by 35% =
  16. 16.800 decreased by 35% =
  17. 17.690 increased by 10% =
  18. 18.520 increased by 10% =
  19. 19.710 increased by 20% =
  20. 20.440 decreased by 15% =
  21. 21.550 decreased by 12% =
  22. 22.630 decreased by 30% =
  23. 23.720 decreased by 15% =
  24. 24.420 decreased by 5% =
  25. 25.660 decreased by 10% =
  26. 26.240 decreased by 5% =
  27. 27.140 increased by 15% =
  28. 28.545 increased by 60% =
  29. 29.200 increased by 40% =
  30. 30.415 decreased by 40% =
  31. 31.710 increased by 40% =
  32. 32.715 increased by 20% =
  33. 33.170 increased by 20% =
  34. 34.124 increased by 75% =
  35. 35.145 increased by 20% =
  36. 36.620 decreased by 60% =
  37. 37.88 decreased by 75% =
  38. 38.760 increased by 15% =
  39. 39.296 increased by 75% =
  40. 40.224 increased by 25% =

Answer key

  1. 352
  2. 322
  3. 513
  4. 416
  5. 480
  6. 874
  7. 356
  8. 513
  9. 77
  10. 576
  11. 759
  12. 432
  13. 99
  14. 900
  15. 494
  16. 520
  17. 759
  18. 572
  19. 852
  20. 374
  21. 484
  22. 441
  23. 612
  24. 399
  25. 594
  26. 228
  27. 161
  28. 872
  29. 280
  30. 249
  31. 994
  32. 858
  33. 204
  34. 217
  35. 174
  36. 248
  37. 22
  38. 874
  39. 518
  40. 280

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