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Percentage Increase and Decrease Trick Worksheet

Speed calculation lesson 23: Increase or decrease by a percent · Set 21 · 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. 1.144 increased by 75% =
  2. 2.300 decreased by 60% =
  3. 3.405 decreased by 20% =
  4. 4.396 decreased by 25% =
  5. 5.330 decreased by 20% =
  6. 6.596 decreased by 75% =
  7. 7.760 increased by 75% =
  8. 8.108 decreased by 75% =
  9. 9.236 decreased by 75% =
  10. 10.176 decreased by 75% =
  11. 11.800 increased by 8% =
  12. 12.785 decreased by 40% =
  13. 13.300 increased by 8% =
  14. 14.500 increased by 5% =
  15. 15.720 increased by 5% =
  16. 16.500 decreased by 30% =
  17. 17.546 increased by 50% =
  18. 18.100 increased by 12% =
  19. 19.120 increased by 5% =
  20. 20.570 increased by 10% =
  21. 21.100 decreased by 8% =
  22. 22.140 increased by 15% =
  23. 23.50 decreased by 12% =
  24. 24.775 increased by 60% =
  25. 25.580 increased by 10% =
  26. 26.560 decreased by 5% =
  27. 27.340 decreased by 15% =
  28. 28.260 decreased by 35% =
  29. 29.445 increased by 20% =
  30. 30.200 increased by 15% =
  31. 31.776 increased by 25% =
  32. 32.370 increased by 10% =
  33. 33.245 increased by 60% =
  34. 34.775 decreased by 8% =
  35. 35.372 decreased by 25% =
  36. 36.164 decreased by 25% =
  37. 37.760 decreased by 10% =
  38. 38.144 increased by 25% =
  39. 39.80 increased by 30% =
  40. 40.800 decreased by 35% =

Answer key

  1. 252
  2. 120
  3. 324
  4. 297
  5. 264
  6. 149
  7. 1330
  8. 27
  9. 59
  10. 44
  11. 864
  12. 471
  13. 324
  14. 525
  15. 756
  16. 350
  17. 819
  18. 112
  19. 126
  20. 627
  21. 92
  22. 161
  23. 44
  24. 1240
  25. 638
  26. 532
  27. 289
  28. 169
  29. 534
  30. 230
  31. 970
  32. 407
  33. 392
  34. 713
  35. 279
  36. 123
  37. 684
  38. 180
  39. 104
  40. 520

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