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Percentage Increase and Decrease Trick Worksheet

Speed calculation lesson 23: Increase or decrease by a percent · Set 11 · 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 60% =
  2. 2.150 decreased by 12% =
  3. 3.60 increased by 35% =
  4. 4.480 increased by 15% =
  5. 5.260 increased by 35% =
  6. 6.340 increased by 15% =
  7. 7.375 decreased by 8% =
  8. 8.402 increased by 50% =
  9. 9.300 increased by 10% =
  10. 10.300 increased by 12% =
  11. 11.336 increased by 25% =
  12. 12.626 decreased by 50% =
  13. 13.265 decreased by 20% =
  14. 14.460 increased by 35% =
  15. 15.660 increased by 15% =
  16. 16.540 increased by 15% =
  17. 17.270 decreased by 30% =
  18. 18.360 decreased by 10% =
  19. 19.340 decreased by 15% =
  20. 20.440 increased by 25% =
  21. 21.565 decreased by 60% =
  22. 22.392 decreased by 50% =
  23. 23.650 decreased by 10% =
  24. 24.556 increased by 25% =
  25. 25.780 decreased by 60% =
  26. 26.640 decreased by 15% =
  27. 27.560 increased by 15% =
  28. 28.375 increased by 8% =
  29. 29.690 increased by 40% =
  30. 30.720 increased by 10% =
  31. 31.280 decreased by 35% =
  32. 32.610 decreased by 30% =
  33. 33.75 increased by 12% =
  34. 34.120 increased by 25% =
  35. 35.380 decreased by 5% =
  36. 36.600 increased by 50% =
  37. 37.420 increased by 15% =
  38. 38.40 decreased by 5% =
  39. 39.40 increased by 35% =
  40. 40.744 decreased by 75% =

Answer key

  1. 1056
  2. 132
  3. 81
  4. 552
  5. 351
  6. 391
  7. 345
  8. 603
  9. 330
  10. 336
  11. 420
  12. 313
  13. 212
  14. 621
  15. 759
  16. 621
  17. 189
  18. 324
  19. 289
  20. 550
  21. 226
  22. 196
  23. 585
  24. 695
  25. 312
  26. 544
  27. 644
  28. 405
  29. 966
  30. 792
  31. 182
  32. 427
  33. 84
  34. 150
  35. 361
  36. 900
  37. 483
  38. 38
  39. 54
  40. 186

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