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Percentage Increase and Decrease Trick Worksheet

Speed calculation lesson 23: Increase or decrease by a percent · Set 187 · 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. 1.155 increased by 20% =
  2. 2.640 decreased by 5% =
  3. 3.700 increased by 12% =
  4. 4.635 increased by 60% =
  5. 5.272 increased by 25% =
  6. 6.400 increased by 40% =
  7. 7.440 decreased by 35% =
  8. 8.634 increased by 50% =
  9. 9.335 decreased by 60% =
  10. 10.350 decreased by 40% =
  11. 11.536 increased by 50% =
  12. 12.322 increased by 50% =
  13. 13.480 decreased by 15% =
  14. 14.670 decreased by 40% =
  15. 15.280 increased by 15% =
  16. 16.408 decreased by 50% =
  17. 17.305 decreased by 40% =
  18. 18.330 increased by 40% =
  19. 19.560 increased by 20% =
  20. 20.110 increased by 60% =
  21. 21.780 decreased by 5% =
  22. 22.490 increased by 10% =
  23. 23.125 decreased by 8% =
  24. 24.100 decreased by 12% =
  25. 25.340 increased by 15% =
  26. 26.120 decreased by 15% =
  27. 27.800 decreased by 20% =
  28. 28.800 decreased by 8% =
  29. 29.545 increased by 20% =
  30. 30.800 increased by 8% =
  31. 31.540 increased by 50% =
  32. 32.60 increased by 35% =
  33. 33.340 increased by 35% =
  34. 34.145 increased by 40% =
  35. 35.625 increased by 60% =
  36. 36.175 decreased by 12% =
  37. 37.705 decreased by 60% =
  38. 38.640 decreased by 40% =
  39. 39.350 increased by 12% =
  40. 40.110 decreased by 10% =

Answer key

  1. 186
  2. 608
  3. 784
  4. 1016
  5. 340
  6. 560
  7. 286
  8. 951
  9. 134
  10. 210
  11. 804
  12. 483
  13. 408
  14. 402
  15. 322
  16. 204
  17. 183
  18. 462
  19. 672
  20. 176
  21. 741
  22. 539
  23. 115
  24. 88
  25. 391
  26. 102
  27. 640
  28. 736
  29. 654
  30. 864
  31. 810
  32. 81
  33. 459
  34. 203
  35. 1000
  36. 154
  37. 282
  38. 384
  39. 392
  40. 99

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