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Percentage Increase and Decrease Trick Worksheet

Speed calculation lesson 23: Increase or decrease by a percent · Set 146 · 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. 1.136 increased by 50% =
  2. 2.140 decreased by 10% =
  3. 3.104 increased by 50% =
  4. 4.295 decreased by 60% =
  5. 5.740 increased by 60% =
  6. 6.180 decreased by 35% =
  7. 7.725 increased by 12% =
  8. 8.175 increased by 8% =
  9. 9.532 increased by 25% =
  10. 10.180 increased by 40% =
  11. 11.740 decreased by 15% =
  12. 12.100 decreased by 30% =
  13. 13.180 increased by 35% =
  14. 14.800 decreased by 5% =
  15. 15.620 increased by 25% =
  16. 16.525 decreased by 8% =
  17. 17.630 increased by 30% =
  18. 18.720 decreased by 10% =
  19. 19.530 decreased by 50% =
  20. 20.380 increased by 20% =
  21. 21.396 increased by 75% =
  22. 22.60 decreased by 35% =
  23. 23.425 increased by 12% =
  24. 24.672 decreased by 75% =
  25. 25.536 decreased by 75% =
  26. 26.165 decreased by 60% =
  27. 27.240 decreased by 15% =
  28. 28.280 decreased by 15% =
  29. 29.705 decreased by 20% =
  30. 30.110 decreased by 10% =
  31. 31.65 decreased by 20% =
  32. 32.75 decreased by 12% =
  33. 33.80 decreased by 30% =
  34. 34.375 increased by 12% =
  35. 35.785 decreased by 40% =
  36. 36.420 increased by 35% =
  37. 37.225 decreased by 8% =
  38. 38.270 increased by 10% =
  39. 39.235 decreased by 20% =
  40. 40.630 decreased by 10% =

Answer key

  1. 204
  2. 126
  3. 156
  4. 118
  5. 1184
  6. 117
  7. 812
  8. 189
  9. 665
  10. 252
  11. 629
  12. 70
  13. 243
  14. 760
  15. 775
  16. 483
  17. 819
  18. 648
  19. 265
  20. 456
  21. 693
  22. 39
  23. 476
  24. 168
  25. 134
  26. 66
  27. 204
  28. 238
  29. 564
  30. 99
  31. 52
  32. 66
  33. 56
  34. 420
  35. 471
  36. 567
  37. 207
  38. 297
  39. 188
  40. 567

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