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Percentage Increase and Decrease Trick Worksheet

Speed calculation lesson 23: Increase or decrease by a percent · Set 168 · 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. 1.660 increased by 35% =
  2. 2.250 increased by 12% =
  3. 3.740 decreased by 15% =
  4. 4.85 increased by 60% =
  5. 5.605 increased by 40% =
  6. 6.250 increased by 40% =
  7. 7.628 increased by 75% =
  8. 8.328 increased by 75% =
  9. 9.520 decreased by 35% =
  10. 10.650 increased by 30% =
  11. 11.775 increased by 12% =
  12. 12.50 decreased by 12% =
  13. 13.115 decreased by 20% =
  14. 14.240 decreased by 50% =
  15. 15.300 increased by 8% =
  16. 16.748 increased by 75% =
  17. 17.540 increased by 50% =
  18. 18.180 decreased by 10% =
  19. 19.215 decreased by 20% =
  20. 20.506 decreased by 50% =
  21. 21.780 increased by 5% =
  22. 22.760 decreased by 60% =
  23. 23.240 increased by 35% =
  24. 24.620 decreased by 5% =
  25. 25.200 decreased by 15% =
  26. 26.665 decreased by 40% =
  27. 27.250 decreased by 12% =
  28. 28.432 increased by 25% =
  29. 29.340 increased by 15% =
  30. 30.655 increased by 60% =
  31. 31.605 decreased by 40% =
  32. 32.160 decreased by 30% =
  33. 33.340 increased by 15% =
  34. 34.380 decreased by 5% =
  35. 35.490 increased by 10% =
  36. 36.220 increased by 5% =
  37. 37.200 increased by 25% =
  38. 38.230 increased by 20% =
  39. 39.465 increased by 60% =
  40. 40.600 increased by 5% =

Answer key

  1. 891
  2. 280
  3. 629
  4. 136
  5. 847
  6. 350
  7. 1099
  8. 574
  9. 338
  10. 845
  11. 868
  12. 44
  13. 92
  14. 120
  15. 324
  16. 1309
  17. 810
  18. 162
  19. 172
  20. 253
  21. 819
  22. 304
  23. 324
  24. 589
  25. 170
  26. 399
  27. 220
  28. 540
  29. 391
  30. 1048
  31. 363
  32. 112
  33. 391
  34. 361
  35. 539
  36. 231
  37. 250
  38. 276
  39. 744
  40. 630

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