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Percentage Increase and Decrease Trick Worksheet

Speed calculation lesson 23: Increase or decrease by a percent · Set 19 · 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. 1.50 increased by 60% =
  2. 2.460 decreased by 15% =
  3. 3.200 decreased by 12% =
  4. 4.264 decreased by 25% =
  5. 5.500 decreased by 15% =
  6. 6.40 increased by 35% =
  7. 7.380 increased by 20% =
  8. 8.140 decreased by 75% =
  9. 9.440 decreased by 30% =
  10. 10.440 increased by 15% =
  11. 11.460 decreased by 15% =
  12. 12.115 increased by 20% =
  13. 13.600 decreased by 5% =
  14. 14.660 decreased by 20% =
  15. 15.525 increased by 12% =
  16. 16.680 decreased by 15% =
  17. 17.380 decreased by 20% =
  18. 18.184 decreased by 25% =
  19. 19.195 decreased by 40% =
  20. 20.650 increased by 12% =
  21. 21.750 decreased by 12% =
  22. 22.740 decreased by 10% =
  23. 23.100 increased by 8% =
  24. 24.140 increased by 10% =
  25. 25.232 decreased by 25% =
  26. 26.610 decreased by 40% =
  27. 27.380 decreased by 10% =
  28. 28.740 decreased by 75% =
  29. 29.595 decreased by 60% =
  30. 30.340 decreased by 15% =
  31. 31.60 decreased by 15% =
  32. 32.660 decreased by 30% =
  33. 33.500 decreased by 10% =
  34. 34.700 decreased by 12% =
  35. 35.180 increased by 15% =
  36. 36.40 increased by 15% =
  37. 37.510 decreased by 10% =
  38. 38.275 increased by 12% =
  39. 39.450 decreased by 8% =
  40. 40.120 decreased by 10% =

Answer key

  1. 80
  2. 391
  3. 176
  4. 198
  5. 425
  6. 54
  7. 456
  8. 35
  9. 308
  10. 506
  11. 391
  12. 138
  13. 570
  14. 528
  15. 588
  16. 578
  17. 304
  18. 138
  19. 117
  20. 728
  21. 660
  22. 666
  23. 108
  24. 154
  25. 174
  26. 366
  27. 342
  28. 185
  29. 238
  30. 289
  31. 51
  32. 462
  33. 450
  34. 616
  35. 207
  36. 46
  37. 459
  38. 308
  39. 414
  40. 108

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