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Percentage Increase and Decrease Trick Worksheet

Speed calculation lesson 23: Increase or decrease by a percent · Set 182 · 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. 1.555 increased by 20% =
  2. 2.464 increased by 75% =
  3. 3.732 increased by 25% =
  4. 4.240 decreased by 5% =
  5. 5.596 increased by 75% =
  6. 6.460 increased by 15% =
  7. 7.440 increased by 35% =
  8. 8.590 increased by 60% =
  9. 9.540 decreased by 10% =
  10. 10.610 increased by 30% =
  11. 11.680 decreased by 5% =
  12. 12.532 increased by 75% =
  13. 13.140 increased by 15% =
  14. 14.520 increased by 25% =
  15. 15.730 decreased by 20% =
  16. 16.715 increased by 60% =
  17. 17.120 increased by 5% =
  18. 18.250 decreased by 12% =
  19. 19.620 increased by 15% =
  20. 20.580 increased by 15% =
  21. 21.600 decreased by 5% =
  22. 22.720 increased by 5% =
  23. 23.290 decreased by 20% =
  24. 24.50 decreased by 12% =
  25. 25.170 increased by 10% =
  26. 26.725 decreased by 12% =
  27. 27.474 increased by 50% =
  28. 28.760 increased by 5% =
  29. 29.452 increased by 50% =
  30. 30.800 decreased by 5% =
  31. 31.480 decreased by 30% =
  32. 32.65 decreased by 60% =
  33. 33.800 increased by 40% =
  34. 34.755 increased by 40% =
  35. 35.192 decreased by 75% =
  36. 36.50 increased by 12% =
  37. 37.450 increased by 12% =
  38. 38.75 decreased by 8% =
  39. 39.160 increased by 15% =
  40. 40.692 increased by 75% =

Answer key

  1. 666
  2. 812
  3. 915
  4. 228
  5. 1043
  6. 529
  7. 594
  8. 944
  9. 486
  10. 793
  11. 646
  12. 931
  13. 161
  14. 650
  15. 584
  16. 1144
  17. 126
  18. 220
  19. 713
  20. 667
  21. 570
  22. 756
  23. 232
  24. 44
  25. 187
  26. 638
  27. 711
  28. 798
  29. 678
  30. 760
  31. 336
  32. 26
  33. 1120
  34. 1057
  35. 48
  36. 56
  37. 504
  38. 69
  39. 184
  40. 1211

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