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Percentage Increase and Decrease Trick Worksheet

Speed calculation lesson 23: Increase or decrease by a percent · Set 167 · 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. 1.736 increased by 50% =
  2. 2.205 decreased by 20% =
  3. 3.280 increased by 35% =
  4. 4.440 increased by 5% =
  5. 5.640 increased by 15% =
  6. 6.460 increased by 35% =
  7. 7.402 increased by 50% =
  8. 8.720 increased by 15% =
  9. 9.640 increased by 5% =
  10. 10.600 increased by 40% =
  11. 11.420 increased by 5% =
  12. 12.200 increased by 35% =
  13. 13.280 decreased by 60% =
  14. 14.160 increased by 30% =
  15. 15.285 increased by 20% =
  16. 16.408 increased by 50% =
  17. 17.790 increased by 40% =
  18. 18.740 increased by 35% =
  19. 19.160 increased by 20% =
  20. 20.150 increased by 8% =
  21. 21.460 decreased by 35% =
  22. 22.772 decreased by 25% =
  23. 23.800 increased by 15% =
  24. 24.315 increased by 40% =
  25. 25.612 decreased by 75% =
  26. 26.800 decreased by 5% =
  27. 27.120 decreased by 15% =
  28. 28.300 decreased by 5% =
  29. 29.320 increased by 15% =
  30. 30.160 decreased by 5% =
  31. 31.160 decreased by 5% =
  32. 32.800 increased by 30% =
  33. 33.132 increased by 50% =
  34. 34.430 decreased by 40% =
  35. 35.530 increased by 30% =
  36. 36.640 decreased by 10% =
  37. 37.660 decreased by 35% =
  38. 38.110 decreased by 30% =
  39. 39.800 increased by 60% =
  40. 40.205 decreased by 60% =

Answer key

  1. 1104
  2. 164
  3. 378
  4. 462
  5. 736
  6. 621
  7. 603
  8. 828
  9. 672
  10. 840
  11. 441
  12. 270
  13. 112
  14. 208
  15. 342
  16. 612
  17. 1106
  18. 999
  19. 192
  20. 162
  21. 299
  22. 579
  23. 920
  24. 441
  25. 153
  26. 760
  27. 102
  28. 285
  29. 368
  30. 152
  31. 152
  32. 1040
  33. 198
  34. 258
  35. 689
  36. 576
  37. 429
  38. 77
  39. 1280
  40. 82

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