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Percentage Increase and Decrease Trick Worksheet

Speed calculation lesson 23: Increase or decrease by a percent · Set 155 · 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. 1.675 increased by 20% =
  2. 2.455 decreased by 60% =
  3. 3.265 increased by 20% =
  4. 4.220 decreased by 5% =
  5. 5.525 increased by 8% =
  6. 6.160 decreased by 30% =
  7. 7.380 decreased by 15% =
  8. 8.400 decreased by 15% =
  9. 9.625 increased by 12% =
  10. 10.260 increased by 15% =
  11. 11.780 increased by 30% =
  12. 12.130 decreased by 10% =
  13. 13.55 decreased by 40% =
  14. 14.590 increased by 10% =
  15. 15.615 increased by 20% =
  16. 16.65 increased by 20% =
  17. 17.50 decreased by 12% =
  18. 18.230 increased by 20% =
  19. 19.364 decreased by 25% =
  20. 20.60 increased by 15% =
  21. 21.425 increased by 12% =
  22. 22.736 increased by 75% =
  23. 23.400 increased by 8% =
  24. 24.360 increased by 50% =
  25. 25.260 decreased by 15% =
  26. 26.320 decreased by 35% =
  27. 27.205 decreased by 60% =
  28. 28.350 increased by 12% =
  29. 29.735 decreased by 20% =
  30. 30.480 decreased by 40% =
  31. 31.520 decreased by 60% =
  32. 32.255 decreased by 60% =
  33. 33.495 decreased by 40% =
  34. 34.60 increased by 15% =
  35. 35.600 increased by 15% =
  36. 36.520 increased by 15% =
  37. 37.300 increased by 8% =
  38. 38.285 increased by 60% =
  39. 39.300 increased by 35% =
  40. 40.596 decreased by 50% =

Answer key

  1. 810
  2. 182
  3. 318
  4. 209
  5. 567
  6. 112
  7. 323
  8. 340
  9. 700
  10. 299
  11. 1014
  12. 117
  13. 33
  14. 649
  15. 738
  16. 78
  17. 44
  18. 276
  19. 273
  20. 69
  21. 476
  22. 1288
  23. 432
  24. 540
  25. 221
  26. 208
  27. 82
  28. 392
  29. 588
  30. 288
  31. 208
  32. 102
  33. 297
  34. 69
  35. 690
  36. 598
  37. 324
  38. 456
  39. 405
  40. 298

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