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Percentage Increase and Decrease Trick Worksheet

Speed calculation lesson 23: Increase or decrease by a percent · Set 157 · 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. 1.160 increased by 5% =
  2. 2.132 increased by 75% =
  3. 3.124 increased by 75% =
  4. 4.512 decreased by 75% =
  5. 5.730 decreased by 20% =
  6. 6.772 increased by 75% =
  7. 7.60 decreased by 35% =
  8. 8.660 increased by 15% =
  9. 9.275 decreased by 40% =
  10. 10.428 decreased by 75% =
  11. 11.248 decreased by 25% =
  12. 12.396 increased by 25% =
  13. 13.176 increased by 75% =
  14. 14.290 increased by 20% =
  15. 15.345 increased by 60% =
  16. 16.370 increased by 30% =
  17. 17.300 increased by 12% =
  18. 18.196 decreased by 25% =
  19. 19.120 increased by 20% =
  20. 20.420 decreased by 60% =
  21. 21.120 increased by 15% =
  22. 22.300 decreased by 5% =
  23. 23.108 increased by 75% =
  24. 24.720 decreased by 30% =
  25. 25.250 decreased by 8% =
  26. 26.756 decreased by 50% =
  27. 27.625 decreased by 12% =
  28. 28.280 increased by 15% =
  29. 29.260 increased by 15% =
  30. 30.250 decreased by 8% =
  31. 31.518 decreased by 50% =
  32. 32.690 increased by 60% =
  33. 33.236 increased by 50% =
  34. 34.130 decreased by 30% =
  35. 35.760 increased by 35% =
  36. 36.560 decreased by 5% =
  37. 37.315 increased by 40% =
  38. 38.590 increased by 10% =
  39. 39.460 increased by 10% =
  40. 40.275 increased by 12% =

Answer key

  1. 168
  2. 231
  3. 217
  4. 128
  5. 584
  6. 1351
  7. 39
  8. 759
  9. 165
  10. 107
  11. 186
  12. 495
  13. 308
  14. 348
  15. 552
  16. 481
  17. 336
  18. 147
  19. 144
  20. 168
  21. 138
  22. 285
  23. 189
  24. 504
  25. 230
  26. 378
  27. 550
  28. 322
  29. 299
  30. 230
  31. 259
  32. 1104
  33. 354
  34. 91
  35. 1026
  36. 532
  37. 441
  38. 649
  39. 506
  40. 308

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