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Percentage Increase and Decrease Trick Worksheet

Speed calculation lesson 23: Increase or decrease by a percent · Set 172 · 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. 1.220 increased by 15% =
  2. 2.600 increased by 8% =
  3. 3.760 decreased by 30% =
  4. 4.320 decreased by 30% =
  5. 5.692 decreased by 25% =
  6. 6.625 decreased by 8% =
  7. 7.784 decreased by 25% =
  8. 8.320 increased by 10% =
  9. 9.410 decreased by 10% =
  10. 10.620 increased by 5% =
  11. 11.750 increased by 40% =
  12. 12.116 decreased by 50% =
  13. 13.108 increased by 25% =
  14. 14.550 increased by 8% =
  15. 15.660 increased by 10% =
  16. 16.800 decreased by 15% =
  17. 17.765 increased by 60% =
  18. 18.756 decreased by 50% =
  19. 19.558 decreased by 50% =
  20. 20.780 decreased by 5% =
  21. 21.340 increased by 15% =
  22. 22.720 increased by 35% =
  23. 23.125 decreased by 60% =
  24. 24.236 decreased by 50% =
  25. 25.336 decreased by 25% =
  26. 26.140 increased by 50% =
  27. 27.200 decreased by 25% =
  28. 28.725 increased by 12% =
  29. 29.440 decreased by 50% =
  30. 30.184 increased by 75% =
  31. 31.240 decreased by 5% =
  32. 32.100 increased by 35% =
  33. 33.412 decreased by 75% =
  34. 34.740 decreased by 15% =
  35. 35.60 decreased by 25% =
  36. 36.212 increased by 50% =
  37. 37.560 decreased by 5% =
  38. 38.525 increased by 12% =
  39. 39.750 increased by 30% =
  40. 40.200 decreased by 5% =

Answer key

  1. 253
  2. 648
  3. 532
  4. 224
  5. 519
  6. 575
  7. 588
  8. 352
  9. 369
  10. 651
  11. 1050
  12. 58
  13. 135
  14. 594
  15. 726
  16. 680
  17. 1224
  18. 378
  19. 279
  20. 741
  21. 391
  22. 972
  23. 50
  24. 118
  25. 252
  26. 210
  27. 150
  28. 812
  29. 220
  30. 322
  31. 228
  32. 135
  33. 103
  34. 629
  35. 45
  36. 318
  37. 532
  38. 588
  39. 975
  40. 190

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