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Percentage Increase and Decrease Trick Worksheet

Speed calculation lesson 23: Increase or decrease by a percent · Set 206 · 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. 1.224 increased by 75% =
  2. 2.100 decreased by 5% =
  3. 3.674 increased by 50% =
  4. 4.320 decreased by 30% =
  5. 5.472 increased by 25% =
  6. 6.348 increased by 75% =
  7. 7.325 increased by 8% =
  8. 8.115 increased by 40% =
  9. 9.560 decreased by 15% =
  10. 10.475 decreased by 12% =
  11. 11.800 decreased by 60% =
  12. 12.130 increased by 10% =
  13. 13.250 increased by 30% =
  14. 14.175 increased by 8% =
  15. 15.450 increased by 8% =
  16. 16.788 decreased by 25% =
  17. 17.140 increased by 30% =
  18. 18.675 increased by 12% =
  19. 19.420 increased by 60% =
  20. 20.612 increased by 25% =
  21. 21.528 decreased by 50% =
  22. 22.475 increased by 20% =
  23. 23.390 increased by 40% =
  24. 24.200 decreased by 35% =
  25. 25.700 decreased by 15% =
  26. 26.640 increased by 20% =
  27. 27.480 decreased by 20% =
  28. 28.450 increased by 20% =
  29. 29.620 decreased by 5% =
  30. 30.625 increased by 8% =
  31. 31.592 increased by 75% =
  32. 32.230 increased by 60% =
  33. 33.114 decreased by 50% =
  34. 34.755 increased by 40% =
  35. 35.340 decreased by 30% =
  36. 36.160 increased by 15% =
  37. 37.640 increased by 10% =
  38. 38.675 increased by 8% =
  39. 39.450 increased by 12% =
  40. 40.520 increased by 35% =

Answer key

  1. 392
  2. 95
  3. 1011
  4. 224
  5. 590
  6. 609
  7. 351
  8. 161
  9. 476
  10. 418
  11. 320
  12. 143
  13. 325
  14. 189
  15. 486
  16. 591
  17. 182
  18. 756
  19. 672
  20. 765
  21. 264
  22. 570
  23. 546
  24. 130
  25. 595
  26. 768
  27. 384
  28. 540
  29. 589
  30. 675
  31. 1036
  32. 368
  33. 57
  34. 1057
  35. 238
  36. 184
  37. 704
  38. 729
  39. 504
  40. 702

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