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Percentage Increase and Decrease Trick Worksheet

Speed calculation lesson 23: Increase or decrease by a percent · Set 17 · 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. 1.388 increased by 25% =
  2. 2.432 increased by 25% =
  3. 3.225 decreased by 8% =
  4. 4.155 decreased by 60% =
  5. 5.360 decreased by 10% =
  6. 6.700 decreased by 10% =
  7. 7.360 increased by 75% =
  8. 8.40 decreased by 15% =
  9. 9.160 increased by 10% =
  10. 10.760 increased by 35% =
  11. 11.125 increased by 12% =
  12. 12.540 increased by 75% =
  13. 13.600 increased by 15% =
  14. 14.205 increased by 60% =
  15. 15.480 increased by 5% =
  16. 16.60 decreased by 5% =
  17. 17.140 decreased by 35% =
  18. 18.560 increased by 35% =
  19. 19.100 increased by 5% =
  20. 20.80 decreased by 20% =
  21. 21.70 increased by 10% =
  22. 22.100 decreased by 75% =
  23. 23.264 increased by 75% =
  24. 24.675 increased by 8% =
  25. 25.644 decreased by 25% =
  26. 26.620 increased by 60% =
  27. 27.700 decreased by 12% =
  28. 28.672 increased by 25% =
  29. 29.580 increased by 15% =
  30. 30.760 increased by 15% =
  31. 31.75 increased by 12% =
  32. 32.405 increased by 20% =
  33. 33.672 increased by 25% =
  34. 34.284 increased by 25% =
  35. 35.496 increased by 25% =
  36. 36.75 decreased by 12% =
  37. 37.625 increased by 20% =
  38. 38.725 decreased by 8% =
  39. 39.480 decreased by 10% =
  40. 40.660 decreased by 35% =

Answer key

  1. 485
  2. 540
  3. 207
  4. 62
  5. 324
  6. 630
  7. 630
  8. 34
  9. 176
  10. 1026
  11. 140
  12. 945
  13. 690
  14. 328
  15. 504
  16. 57
  17. 91
  18. 756
  19. 105
  20. 64
  21. 77
  22. 25
  23. 462
  24. 729
  25. 483
  26. 992
  27. 616
  28. 840
  29. 667
  30. 874
  31. 84
  32. 486
  33. 840
  34. 355
  35. 620
  36. 66
  37. 750
  38. 667
  39. 432
  40. 429

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