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Percentage Increase and Decrease Trick Worksheet

Speed calculation lesson 23: Increase or decrease by a percent · Set 881 · 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. 1.100 increased by 15% =
  2. 2.396 increased by 75% =
  3. 3.120 increased by 75% =
  4. 4.262 decreased by 50% =
  5. 5.70 decreased by 10% =
  6. 6.110 increased by 10% =
  7. 7.320 increased by 20% =
  8. 8.704 increased by 25% =
  9. 9.260 decreased by 5% =
  10. 10.796 decreased by 25% =
  11. 11.790 increased by 20% =
  12. 12.680 decreased by 15% =
  13. 13.325 increased by 8% =
  14. 14.350 increased by 10% =
  15. 15.100 increased by 8% =
  16. 16.420 decreased by 15% =
  17. 17.756 decreased by 75% =
  18. 18.270 increased by 60% =
  19. 19.100 decreased by 35% =
  20. 20.424 increased by 50% =
  21. 21.560 decreased by 5% =
  22. 22.460 decreased by 35% =
  23. 23.560 increased by 5% =
  24. 24.582 decreased by 50% =
  25. 25.260 decreased by 15% =
  26. 26.460 decreased by 20% =
  27. 27.690 increased by 20% =
  28. 28.120 decreased by 5% =
  29. 29.440 increased by 75% =
  30. 30.715 increased by 60% =
  31. 31.216 increased by 75% =
  32. 32.476 decreased by 75% =
  33. 33.280 increased by 25% =
  34. 34.760 decreased by 5% =
  35. 35.730 decreased by 30% =
  36. 36.650 increased by 8% =
  37. 37.300 decreased by 12% =
  38. 38.315 increased by 60% =
  39. 39.340 increased by 10% =
  40. 40.280 decreased by 5% =

Answer key

  1. 115
  2. 693
  3. 210
  4. 131
  5. 63
  6. 121
  7. 384
  8. 880
  9. 247
  10. 597
  11. 948
  12. 578
  13. 351
  14. 385
  15. 108
  16. 357
  17. 189
  18. 432
  19. 65
  20. 636
  21. 532
  22. 299
  23. 588
  24. 291
  25. 221
  26. 368
  27. 828
  28. 114
  29. 770
  30. 1144
  31. 378
  32. 119
  33. 350
  34. 722
  35. 511
  36. 702
  37. 264
  38. 504
  39. 374
  40. 266

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