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Percentage Increase and Decrease Trick Worksheet

Speed calculation lesson 23: Increase or decrease by a percent · Set 968 · 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. 1.660 increased by 15% =
  2. 2.300 decreased by 15% =
  3. 3.105 increased by 60% =
  4. 4.420 increased by 30% =
  5. 5.220 increased by 40% =
  6. 6.572 decreased by 25% =
  7. 7.350 increased by 40% =
  8. 8.540 increased by 15% =
  9. 9.740 increased by 5% =
  10. 10.160 decreased by 35% =
  11. 11.178 decreased by 50% =
  12. 12.175 increased by 12% =
  13. 13.690 increased by 60% =
  14. 14.645 increased by 60% =
  15. 15.648 decreased by 75% =
  16. 16.270 decreased by 50% =
  17. 17.710 increased by 60% =
  18. 18.375 increased by 60% =
  19. 19.468 increased by 25% =
  20. 20.650 increased by 8% =
  21. 21.120 decreased by 20% =
  22. 22.150 increased by 30% =
  23. 23.140 decreased by 30% =
  24. 24.720 decreased by 15% =
  25. 25.800 decreased by 8% =
  26. 26.160 decreased by 30% =
  27. 27.220 decreased by 5% =
  28. 28.592 decreased by 75% =
  29. 29.540 decreased by 10% =
  30. 30.150 decreased by 20% =
  31. 31.40 increased by 5% =
  32. 32.485 decreased by 40% =
  33. 33.300 increased by 20% =
  34. 34.375 increased by 8% =
  35. 35.80 increased by 5% =
  36. 36.156 increased by 50% =
  37. 37.60 decreased by 35% =
  38. 38.240 decreased by 15% =
  39. 39.450 increased by 8% =
  40. 40.530 increased by 20% =

Answer key

  1. 759
  2. 255
  3. 168
  4. 546
  5. 308
  6. 429
  7. 490
  8. 621
  9. 777
  10. 104
  11. 89
  12. 196
  13. 1104
  14. 1032
  15. 162
  16. 135
  17. 1136
  18. 600
  19. 585
  20. 702
  21. 96
  22. 195
  23. 98
  24. 612
  25. 736
  26. 112
  27. 209
  28. 148
  29. 486
  30. 120
  31. 42
  32. 291
  33. 360
  34. 405
  35. 84
  36. 234
  37. 39
  38. 204
  39. 486
  40. 636

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