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Percentage Increase and Decrease Trick Worksheet

Speed calculation lesson 23: Increase or decrease by a percent · Set 188 · 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. 1.504 increased by 25% =
  2. 2.120 decreased by 30% =
  3. 3.250 increased by 50% =
  4. 4.360 increased by 25% =
  5. 5.575 increased by 12% =
  6. 6.504 increased by 50% =
  7. 7.210 decreased by 30% =
  8. 8.540 increased by 15% =
  9. 9.140 increased by 35% =
  10. 10.700 decreased by 5% =
  11. 11.290 increased by 20% =
  12. 12.508 decreased by 75% =
  13. 13.680 decreased by 10% =
  14. 14.270 decreased by 10% =
  15. 15.256 increased by 75% =
  16. 16.240 decreased by 35% =
  17. 17.600 decreased by 50% =
  18. 18.380 increased by 30% =
  19. 19.500 decreased by 5% =
  20. 20.320 increased by 60% =
  21. 21.50 increased by 12% =
  22. 22.775 increased by 60% =
  23. 23.744 increased by 25% =
  24. 24.460 decreased by 5% =
  25. 25.230 increased by 20% =
  26. 26.270 decreased by 10% =
  27. 27.800 increased by 35% =
  28. 28.772 decreased by 75% =
  29. 29.760 increased by 20% =
  30. 30.700 decreased by 8% =
  31. 31.660 increased by 35% =
  32. 32.700 increased by 35% =
  33. 33.304 decreased by 75% =
  34. 34.240 increased by 75% =
  35. 35.792 decreased by 50% =
  36. 36.60 increased by 20% =
  37. 37.110 increased by 20% =
  38. 38.395 increased by 40% =
  39. 39.540 increased by 35% =
  40. 40.550 increased by 12% =

Answer key

  1. 630
  2. 84
  3. 375
  4. 450
  5. 644
  6. 756
  7. 147
  8. 621
  9. 189
  10. 665
  11. 348
  12. 127
  13. 612
  14. 243
  15. 448
  16. 156
  17. 300
  18. 494
  19. 475
  20. 512
  21. 56
  22. 1240
  23. 930
  24. 437
  25. 276
  26. 243
  27. 1080
  28. 193
  29. 912
  30. 644
  31. 891
  32. 945
  33. 76
  34. 420
  35. 396
  36. 72
  37. 132
  38. 553
  39. 729
  40. 616

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