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Percentage Increase and Decrease Trick Worksheet

Speed calculation lesson 23: Increase or decrease by a percent · Set 166 · 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. 1.295 increased by 20% =
  2. 2.575 decreased by 12% =
  3. 3.600 increased by 25% =
  4. 4.100 increased by 15% =
  5. 5.500 increased by 5% =
  6. 6.540 increased by 35% =
  7. 7.145 increased by 20% =
  8. 8.430 decreased by 10% =
  9. 9.520 decreased by 15% =
  10. 10.160 increased by 60% =
  11. 11.480 increased by 15% =
  12. 12.230 increased by 10% =
  13. 13.130 increased by 10% =
  14. 14.612 decreased by 25% =
  15. 15.785 decreased by 60% =
  16. 16.260 increased by 35% =
  17. 17.588 decreased by 25% =
  18. 18.60 increased by 10% =
  19. 19.50 increased by 12% =
  20. 20.460 decreased by 5% =
  21. 21.350 increased by 12% =
  22. 22.660 increased by 15% =
  23. 23.700 increased by 35% =
  24. 24.760 increased by 10% =
  25. 25.190 decreased by 60% =
  26. 26.300 increased by 5% =
  27. 27.120 decreased by 40% =
  28. 28.740 decreased by 5% =
  29. 29.675 increased by 40% =
  30. 30.90 increased by 10% =
  31. 31.688 increased by 25% =
  32. 32.320 increased by 10% =
  33. 33.380 decreased by 10% =
  34. 34.660 increased by 75% =
  35. 35.680 decreased by 60% =
  36. 36.252 increased by 25% =
  37. 37.220 increased by 5% =
  38. 38.672 increased by 75% =
  39. 39.380 decreased by 30% =
  40. 40.800 increased by 12% =

Answer key

  1. 354
  2. 506
  3. 750
  4. 115
  5. 525
  6. 729
  7. 174
  8. 387
  9. 442
  10. 256
  11. 552
  12. 253
  13. 143
  14. 459
  15. 314
  16. 351
  17. 441
  18. 66
  19. 56
  20. 437
  21. 392
  22. 759
  23. 945
  24. 836
  25. 76
  26. 315
  27. 72
  28. 703
  29. 945
  30. 99
  31. 860
  32. 352
  33. 342
  34. 1155
  35. 272
  36. 315
  37. 231
  38. 1176
  39. 266
  40. 896

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