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Percentage Increase and Decrease Trick Worksheet

Speed calculation lesson 23: Increase or decrease by a percent · Set 14 · 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. 1.80 increased by 15% =
  2. 2.736 increased by 75% =
  3. 3.550 decreased by 8% =
  4. 4.395 decreased by 60% =
  5. 5.600 decreased by 60% =
  6. 6.75 increased by 8% =
  7. 7.515 increased by 60% =
  8. 8.165 increased by 60% =
  9. 9.664 increased by 75% =
  10. 10.252 increased by 75% =
  11. 11.450 increased by 12% =
  12. 12.640 decreased by 15% =
  13. 13.550 decreased by 8% =
  14. 14.668 increased by 75% =
  15. 15.414 decreased by 50% =
  16. 16.700 decreased by 8% =
  17. 17.320 increased by 40% =
  18. 18.740 increased by 5% =
  19. 19.450 decreased by 8% =
  20. 20.280 increased by 35% =
  21. 21.460 decreased by 35% =
  22. 22.640 decreased by 60% =
  23. 23.505 increased by 20% =
  24. 24.650 increased by 12% =
  25. 25.60 increased by 30% =
  26. 26.415 increased by 40% =
  27. 27.300 decreased by 12% =
  28. 28.800 increased by 35% =
  29. 29.180 increased by 15% =
  30. 30.44 decreased by 25% =
  31. 31.564 increased by 75% =
  32. 32.800 decreased by 12% =
  33. 33.218 decreased by 50% =
  34. 34.270 decreased by 30% =
  35. 35.160 decreased by 15% =
  36. 36.800 increased by 8% =
  37. 37.690 decreased by 10% =
  38. 38.580 increased by 35% =
  39. 39.590 increased by 30% =
  40. 40.425 increased by 12% =

Answer key

  1. 92
  2. 1288
  3. 506
  4. 158
  5. 240
  6. 81
  7. 824
  8. 264
  9. 1162
  10. 441
  11. 504
  12. 544
  13. 506
  14. 1169
  15. 207
  16. 644
  17. 448
  18. 777
  19. 414
  20. 378
  21. 299
  22. 256
  23. 606
  24. 728
  25. 78
  26. 581
  27. 264
  28. 1080
  29. 207
  30. 33
  31. 987
  32. 704
  33. 109
  34. 189
  35. 136
  36. 864
  37. 621
  38. 783
  39. 767
  40. 476

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