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Percentage Increase and Decrease Trick Worksheet

Speed calculation lesson 23: Increase or decrease by a percent · Set 898 · 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. 2.40 increased by 15% =
  3. 3.624 decreased by 50% =
  4. 4.260 increased by 5% =
  5. 5.370 decreased by 40% =
  6. 6.740 increased by 30% =
  7. 7.226 increased by 50% =
  8. 8.675 decreased by 8% =
  9. 9.430 increased by 20% =
  10. 10.520 decreased by 5% =
  11. 11.360 increased by 10% =
  12. 12.525 increased by 8% =
  13. 13.145 increased by 20% =
  14. 14.40 decreased by 5% =
  15. 15.312 increased by 25% =
  16. 16.120 decreased by 15% =
  17. 17.90 decreased by 30% =
  18. 18.375 increased by 12% =
  19. 19.240 decreased by 30% =
  20. 20.584 decreased by 75% =
  21. 21.180 increased by 30% =
  22. 22.80 increased by 15% =
  23. 23.350 decreased by 10% =
  24. 24.180 decreased by 10% =
  25. 25.150 decreased by 30% =
  26. 26.480 decreased by 10% =
  27. 27.585 decreased by 20% =
  28. 28.125 increased by 12% =
  29. 29.225 increased by 12% =
  30. 30.690 increased by 30% =
  31. 31.280 decreased by 75% =
  32. 32.320 increased by 15% =
  33. 33.385 increased by 60% =
  34. 34.640 increased by 5% =
  35. 35.744 increased by 75% =
  36. 36.510 increased by 10% =
  37. 37.476 decreased by 50% =
  38. 38.588 decreased by 25% =
  39. 39.560 increased by 15% =
  40. 40.790 increased by 30% =

Answer key

  1. 858
  2. 46
  3. 312
  4. 273
  5. 222
  6. 962
  7. 339
  8. 621
  9. 516
  10. 494
  11. 396
  12. 567
  13. 174
  14. 38
  15. 390
  16. 102
  17. 63
  18. 420
  19. 168
  20. 146
  21. 234
  22. 92
  23. 315
  24. 162
  25. 105
  26. 432
  27. 468
  28. 140
  29. 252
  30. 897
  31. 70
  32. 368
  33. 616
  34. 672
  35. 1302
  36. 561
  37. 238
  38. 441
  39. 644
  40. 1027

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