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Percentage Increase and Decrease Trick Worksheet

Speed calculation lesson 23: Increase or decrease by a percent · Set 94 · 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. 1.720 increased by 15% =
  2. 2.650 increased by 8% =
  3. 3.500 increased by 35% =
  4. 4.700 increased by 75% =
  5. 5.90 decreased by 20% =
  6. 6.250 increased by 8% =
  7. 7.700 increased by 40% =
  8. 8.280 decreased by 5% =
  9. 9.535 increased by 20% =
  10. 10.555 increased by 20% =
  11. 11.660 decreased by 35% =
  12. 12.720 increased by 35% =
  13. 13.660 increased by 15% =
  14. 14.460 decreased by 15% =
  15. 15.255 increased by 20% =
  16. 16.215 decreased by 60% =
  17. 17.180 increased by 35% =
  18. 18.480 increased by 60% =
  19. 19.450 increased by 10% =
  20. 20.100 increased by 8% =
  21. 21.182 increased by 50% =
  22. 22.250 increased by 12% =
  23. 23.420 increased by 10% =
  24. 24.300 increased by 30% =
  25. 25.160 decreased by 5% =
  26. 26.260 increased by 15% =
  27. 27.480 increased by 15% =
  28. 28.475 decreased by 40% =
  29. 29.130 increased by 30% =
  30. 30.328 decreased by 25% =
  31. 31.140 increased by 15% =
  32. 32.388 decreased by 50% =
  33. 33.370 increased by 20% =
  34. 34.340 increased by 15% =
  35. 35.140 increased by 35% =
  36. 36.145 decreased by 40% =
  37. 37.360 increased by 35% =
  38. 38.508 decreased by 50% =
  39. 39.740 decreased by 30% =
  40. 40.50 decreased by 8% =

Answer key

  1. 828
  2. 702
  3. 675
  4. 1225
  5. 72
  6. 270
  7. 980
  8. 266
  9. 642
  10. 666
  11. 429
  12. 972
  13. 759
  14. 391
  15. 306
  16. 86
  17. 243
  18. 768
  19. 495
  20. 108
  21. 273
  22. 280
  23. 462
  24. 390
  25. 152
  26. 299
  27. 552
  28. 285
  29. 169
  30. 246
  31. 161
  32. 194
  33. 444
  34. 391
  35. 189
  36. 87
  37. 486
  38. 254
  39. 518
  40. 46

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