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Percentage Increase and Decrease Trick Worksheet

Speed calculation lesson 23: Increase or decrease by a percent · Set 114 · 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. 1.98 increased by 50% =
  2. 2.520 increased by 15% =
  3. 3.120 increased by 20% =
  4. 4.95 increased by 60% =
  5. 5.390 increased by 30% =
  6. 6.725 increased by 8% =
  7. 7.210 increased by 10% =
  8. 8.425 decreased by 40% =
  9. 9.680 increased by 15% =
  10. 10.220 increased by 40% =
  11. 11.425 decreased by 8% =
  12. 12.615 decreased by 20% =
  13. 13.230 decreased by 60% =
  14. 14.238 decreased by 50% =
  15. 15.220 decreased by 40% =
  16. 16.540 decreased by 35% =
  17. 17.260 decreased by 50% =
  18. 18.200 increased by 10% =
  19. 19.144 increased by 25% =
  20. 20.424 increased by 25% =
  21. 21.598 increased by 50% =
  22. 22.75 increased by 8% =
  23. 23.584 decreased by 25% =
  24. 24.350 decreased by 12% =
  25. 25.490 increased by 20% =
  26. 26.140 decreased by 35% =
  27. 27.405 increased by 20% =
  28. 28.40 increased by 35% =
  29. 29.610 increased by 20% =
  30. 30.700 increased by 35% =
  31. 31.505 decreased by 20% =
  32. 32.600 increased by 12% =
  33. 33.730 decreased by 60% =
  34. 34.740 increased by 15% =
  35. 35.700 increased by 8% =
  36. 36.125 decreased by 8% =
  37. 37.752 increased by 25% =
  38. 38.40 decreased by 60% =
  39. 39.760 decreased by 10% =
  40. 40.220 decreased by 10% =

Answer key

  1. 147
  2. 598
  3. 144
  4. 152
  5. 507
  6. 783
  7. 231
  8. 255
  9. 782
  10. 308
  11. 391
  12. 492
  13. 92
  14. 119
  15. 132
  16. 351
  17. 130
  18. 220
  19. 180
  20. 530
  21. 897
  22. 81
  23. 438
  24. 308
  25. 588
  26. 91
  27. 486
  28. 54
  29. 732
  30. 945
  31. 404
  32. 672
  33. 292
  34. 851
  35. 756
  36. 115
  37. 940
  38. 16
  39. 684
  40. 198

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