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Percentage Increase and Decrease Trick Worksheet

Speed calculation lesson 23: Increase or decrease by a percent · Set 2 · 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. 1.370 increased by 50% =
  2. 2.160 decreased by 30% =
  3. 3.720 decreased by 15% =
  4. 4.660 decreased by 15% =
  5. 5.760 decreased by 5% =
  6. 6.200 decreased by 30% =
  7. 7.116 decreased by 25% =
  8. 8.100 decreased by 15% =
  9. 9.570 decreased by 60% =
  10. 10.495 increased by 20% =
  11. 11.365 increased by 20% =
  12. 12.250 decreased by 12% =
  13. 13.400 increased by 5% =
  14. 14.570 decreased by 30% =
  15. 15.575 increased by 60% =
  16. 16.780 decreased by 25% =
  17. 17.160 decreased by 10% =
  18. 18.184 increased by 50% =
  19. 19.120 increased by 5% =
  20. 20.220 increased by 15% =
  21. 21.240 decreased by 5% =
  22. 22.690 decreased by 30% =
  23. 23.360 increased by 5% =
  24. 24.40 increased by 10% =
  25. 25.630 decreased by 60% =
  26. 26.88 increased by 75% =
  27. 27.100 decreased by 12% =
  28. 28.775 increased by 8% =
  29. 29.540 increased by 35% =
  30. 30.600 decreased by 35% =
  31. 31.650 decreased by 8% =
  32. 32.368 decreased by 75% =
  33. 33.625 decreased by 8% =
  34. 34.320 decreased by 20% =
  35. 35.100 increased by 20% =
  36. 36.790 increased by 60% =
  37. 37.120 increased by 35% =
  38. 38.136 decreased by 25% =
  39. 39.250 decreased by 60% =
  40. 40.316 increased by 75% =

Answer key

  1. 555
  2. 112
  3. 612
  4. 561
  5. 722
  6. 140
  7. 87
  8. 85
  9. 228
  10. 594
  11. 438
  12. 220
  13. 420
  14. 399
  15. 920
  16. 585
  17. 144
  18. 276
  19. 126
  20. 253
  21. 228
  22. 483
  23. 378
  24. 44
  25. 252
  26. 154
  27. 88
  28. 837
  29. 729
  30. 390
  31. 598
  32. 92
  33. 575
  34. 256
  35. 120
  36. 1264
  37. 162
  38. 102
  39. 100
  40. 553

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