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Percentage Increase and Decrease Trick Worksheet

Speed calculation lesson 23: Increase or decrease by a percent · Set 183 · 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. 1.784 increased by 75% =
  2. 2.660 decreased by 75% =
  3. 3.640 increased by 60% =
  4. 4.490 decreased by 50% =
  5. 5.65 increased by 40% =
  6. 6.764 decreased by 25% =
  7. 7.212 decreased by 75% =
  8. 8.665 decreased by 20% =
  9. 9.340 increased by 15% =
  10. 10.400 decreased by 75% =
  11. 11.110 decreased by 20% =
  12. 12.500 decreased by 5% =
  13. 13.280 decreased by 30% =
  14. 14.368 decreased by 75% =
  15. 15.768 increased by 75% =
  16. 16.285 increased by 20% =
  17. 17.144 increased by 25% =
  18. 18.380 decreased by 25% =
  19. 19.720 increased by 5% =
  20. 20.700 increased by 15% =
  21. 21.344 increased by 75% =
  22. 22.100 increased by 30% =
  23. 23.480 increased by 15% =
  24. 24.412 increased by 25% =
  25. 25.175 decreased by 12% =
  26. 26.780 increased by 15% =
  27. 27.60 increased by 35% =
  28. 28.775 increased by 20% =
  29. 29.718 decreased by 50% =
  30. 30.775 increased by 8% =
  31. 31.605 increased by 60% =
  32. 32.650 decreased by 20% =
  33. 33.520 decreased by 35% =
  34. 34.350 decreased by 40% =
  35. 35.536 increased by 25% =
  36. 36.420 increased by 5% =
  37. 37.710 decreased by 60% =
  38. 38.650 increased by 30% =
  39. 39.525 decreased by 12% =
  40. 40.770 increased by 30% =

Answer key

  1. 1372
  2. 165
  3. 1024
  4. 245
  5. 91
  6. 573
  7. 53
  8. 532
  9. 391
  10. 100
  11. 88
  12. 475
  13. 196
  14. 92
  15. 1344
  16. 342
  17. 180
  18. 285
  19. 756
  20. 805
  21. 602
  22. 130
  23. 552
  24. 515
  25. 154
  26. 897
  27. 81
  28. 930
  29. 359
  30. 837
  31. 968
  32. 520
  33. 338
  34. 210
  35. 670
  36. 441
  37. 284
  38. 845
  39. 462
  40. 1001

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