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Percentage Increase and Decrease Trick Worksheet

Speed calculation lesson 23: Increase or decrease by a percent · Set 177 · 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. 1.480 increased by 35% =
  2. 2.495 increased by 20% =
  3. 3.420 increased by 5% =
  4. 4.280 decreased by 25% =
  5. 5.588 decreased by 75% =
  6. 6.660 decreased by 10% =
  7. 7.400 increased by 5% =
  8. 8.690 decreased by 20% =
  9. 9.680 decreased by 15% =
  10. 10.80 increased by 60% =
  11. 11.680 decreased by 10% =
  12. 12.800 decreased by 15% =
  13. 13.592 increased by 75% =
  14. 14.640 increased by 20% =
  15. 15.460 decreased by 15% =
  16. 16.120 increased by 30% =
  17. 17.485 decreased by 20% =
  18. 18.782 increased by 50% =
  19. 19.630 decreased by 30% =
  20. 20.450 decreased by 12% =
  21. 21.320 decreased by 5% =
  22. 22.90 decreased by 10% =
  23. 23.330 increased by 40% =
  24. 24.250 decreased by 8% =
  25. 25.534 increased by 50% =
  26. 26.610 decreased by 10% =
  27. 27.480 increased by 5% =
  28. 28.248 increased by 75% =
  29. 29.250 decreased by 12% =
  30. 30.480 decreased by 10% =
  31. 31.180 increased by 50% =
  32. 32.750 decreased by 8% =
  33. 33.225 decreased by 12% =
  34. 34.450 increased by 12% =
  35. 35.550 decreased by 40% =
  36. 36.380 decreased by 15% =
  37. 37.425 increased by 8% =
  38. 38.95 increased by 60% =
  39. 39.290 increased by 60% =
  40. 40.650 increased by 10% =

Answer key

  1. 648
  2. 594
  3. 441
  4. 210
  5. 147
  6. 594
  7. 420
  8. 552
  9. 578
  10. 128
  11. 612
  12. 680
  13. 1036
  14. 768
  15. 391
  16. 156
  17. 388
  18. 1173
  19. 441
  20. 396
  21. 304
  22. 81
  23. 462
  24. 230
  25. 801
  26. 549
  27. 504
  28. 434
  29. 220
  30. 432
  31. 270
  32. 690
  33. 198
  34. 504
  35. 330
  36. 323
  37. 459
  38. 152
  39. 464
  40. 715

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