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Percentage Increase and Decrease Trick Worksheet

Speed calculation lesson 23: Increase or decrease by a percent · Set 93 · 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. 1.700 increased by 15% =
  2. 2.710 increased by 10% =
  3. 3.340 increased by 10% =
  4. 4.150 decreased by 8% =
  5. 5.800 decreased by 75% =
  6. 6.740 decreased by 5% =
  7. 7.260 increased by 35% =
  8. 8.640 increased by 10% =
  9. 9.350 decreased by 40% =
  10. 10.790 decreased by 50% =
  11. 11.560 increased by 15% =
  12. 12.555 increased by 20% =
  13. 13.255 decreased by 60% =
  14. 14.75 increased by 12% =
  15. 15.365 decreased by 20% =
  16. 16.620 decreased by 15% =
  17. 17.220 increased by 60% =
  18. 18.104 increased by 50% =
  19. 19.58 decreased by 50% =
  20. 20.200 increased by 30% =
  21. 21.280 increased by 60% =
  22. 22.495 decreased by 60% =
  23. 23.48 increased by 25% =
  24. 24.620 increased by 15% =
  25. 25.560 increased by 50% =
  26. 26.640 decreased by 5% =
  27. 27.504 decreased by 25% =
  28. 28.750 decreased by 30% =
  29. 29.300 increased by 10% =
  30. 30.92 increased by 75% =
  31. 31.560 increased by 15% =
  32. 32.480 increased by 30% =
  33. 33.300 increased by 30% =
  34. 34.192 increased by 75% =
  35. 35.230 increased by 60% =
  36. 36.116 decreased by 25% =
  37. 37.460 decreased by 15% =
  38. 38.660 increased by 15% =
  39. 39.755 decreased by 20% =
  40. 40.240 increased by 60% =

Answer key

  1. 805
  2. 781
  3. 374
  4. 138
  5. 200
  6. 703
  7. 351
  8. 704
  9. 210
  10. 395
  11. 644
  12. 666
  13. 102
  14. 84
  15. 292
  16. 527
  17. 352
  18. 156
  19. 29
  20. 260
  21. 448
  22. 198
  23. 60
  24. 713
  25. 840
  26. 608
  27. 378
  28. 525
  29. 330
  30. 161
  31. 644
  32. 624
  33. 390
  34. 336
  35. 368
  36. 87
  37. 391
  38. 759
  39. 604
  40. 384

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