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Percentage Increase and Decrease Trick Worksheet

Speed calculation lesson 23: Increase or decrease by a percent · Set 197 · 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. 1.484 increased by 25% =
  2. 2.440 increased by 15% =
  3. 3.340 decreased by 60% =
  4. 4.660 increased by 5% =
  5. 5.185 increased by 20% =
  6. 6.510 decreased by 60% =
  7. 7.555 decreased by 60% =
  8. 8.420 increased by 15% =
  9. 9.320 increased by 5% =
  10. 10.570 increased by 30% =
  11. 11.272 decreased by 25% =
  12. 12.70 decreased by 10% =
  13. 13.640 decreased by 30% =
  14. 14.680 increased by 35% =
  15. 15.325 decreased by 12% =
  16. 16.800 increased by 35% =
  17. 17.375 decreased by 8% =
  18. 18.150 decreased by 10% =
  19. 19.60 decreased by 30% =
  20. 20.692 decreased by 25% =
  21. 21.225 decreased by 12% =
  22. 22.690 increased by 10% =
  23. 23.588 increased by 75% =
  24. 24.80 increased by 5% =
  25. 25.140 decreased by 30% =
  26. 26.728 decreased by 25% =
  27. 27.160 decreased by 15% =
  28. 28.430 decreased by 60% =
  29. 29.460 increased by 75% =
  30. 30.190 increased by 10% =
  31. 31.510 increased by 30% =
  32. 32.108 decreased by 75% =
  33. 33.252 increased by 75% =
  34. 34.260 decreased by 5% =
  35. 35.795 increased by 20% =
  36. 36.775 increased by 12% =
  37. 37.120 decreased by 15% =
  38. 38.50 increased by 10% =
  39. 39.300 increased by 60% =
  40. 40.580 decreased by 10% =

Answer key

  1. 605
  2. 506
  3. 136
  4. 693
  5. 222
  6. 204
  7. 222
  8. 483
  9. 336
  10. 741
  11. 204
  12. 63
  13. 448
  14. 918
  15. 286
  16. 1080
  17. 345
  18. 135
  19. 42
  20. 519
  21. 198
  22. 759
  23. 1029
  24. 84
  25. 98
  26. 546
  27. 136
  28. 172
  29. 805
  30. 209
  31. 663
  32. 27
  33. 441
  34. 247
  35. 954
  36. 868
  37. 102
  38. 55
  39. 480
  40. 522

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