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Percentage Increase and Decrease Trick Worksheet

Speed calculation lesson 23: Increase or decrease by a percent · Set 12 · 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. 1.52 increased by 50% =
  2. 2.424 decreased by 25% =
  3. 3.476 increased by 25% =
  4. 4.760 decreased by 35% =
  5. 5.500 decreased by 50% =
  6. 6.160 decreased by 20% =
  7. 7.290 increased by 60% =
  8. 8.530 decreased by 40% =
  9. 9.460 decreased by 25% =
  10. 10.420 increased by 35% =
  11. 11.40 increased by 35% =
  12. 12.700 increased by 35% =
  13. 13.230 increased by 30% =
  14. 14.184 increased by 75% =
  15. 15.390 increased by 60% =
  16. 16.520 increased by 60% =
  17. 17.40 increased by 35% =
  18. 18.310 decreased by 30% =
  19. 19.50 decreased by 8% =
  20. 20.140 decreased by 25% =
  21. 21.480 increased by 5% =
  22. 22.490 increased by 60% =
  23. 23.535 decreased by 60% =
  24. 24.240 increased by 20% =
  25. 25.180 decreased by 30% =
  26. 26.60 decreased by 15% =
  27. 27.725 increased by 8% =
  28. 28.275 increased by 12% =
  29. 29.580 increased by 35% =
  30. 30.608 decreased by 75% =
  31. 31.720 decreased by 35% =
  32. 32.170 increased by 20% =
  33. 33.676 decreased by 50% =
  34. 34.100 decreased by 8% =
  35. 35.200 decreased by 15% =
  36. 36.385 decreased by 40% =
  37. 37.656 increased by 75% =
  38. 38.80 decreased by 5% =
  39. 39.340 increased by 15% =
  40. 40.270 increased by 60% =

Answer key

  1. 78
  2. 318
  3. 595
  4. 494
  5. 250
  6. 128
  7. 464
  8. 318
  9. 345
  10. 567
  11. 54
  12. 945
  13. 299
  14. 322
  15. 624
  16. 832
  17. 54
  18. 217
  19. 46
  20. 105
  21. 504
  22. 784
  23. 214
  24. 288
  25. 126
  26. 51
  27. 783
  28. 308
  29. 783
  30. 152
  31. 468
  32. 204
  33. 338
  34. 92
  35. 170
  36. 231
  37. 1148
  38. 76
  39. 391
  40. 432

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