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Percentage Increase and Decrease Trick Worksheet

Speed calculation lesson 23: Increase or decrease by a percent · Set 210 · 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. 1.635 increased by 60% =
  2. 2.280 decreased by 15% =
  3. 3.320 decreased by 5% =
  4. 4.688 increased by 75% =
  5. 5.48 decreased by 25% =
  6. 6.390 decreased by 40% =
  7. 7.325 decreased by 60% =
  8. 8.500 decreased by 40% =
  9. 9.350 decreased by 10% =
  10. 10.440 decreased by 5% =
  11. 11.240 increased by 75% =
  12. 12.335 increased by 20% =
  13. 13.216 decreased by 50% =
  14. 14.385 increased by 20% =
  15. 15.140 increased by 35% =
  16. 16.420 decreased by 15% =
  17. 17.540 increased by 5% =
  18. 18.725 increased by 8% =
  19. 19.240 decreased by 40% =
  20. 20.710 increased by 20% =
  21. 21.100 increased by 5% =
  22. 22.335 increased by 20% =
  23. 23.100 decreased by 15% =
  24. 24.676 decreased by 25% =
  25. 25.560 decreased by 5% =
  26. 26.450 increased by 12% =
  27. 27.480 decreased by 15% =
  28. 28.95 increased by 20% =
  29. 29.620 increased by 35% =
  30. 30.560 increased by 5% =
  31. 31.400 increased by 8% =
  32. 32.240 increased by 15% =
  33. 33.445 increased by 40% =
  34. 34.310 increased by 20% =
  35. 35.534 decreased by 50% =
  36. 36.140 decreased by 15% =
  37. 37.160 increased by 10% =
  38. 38.400 decreased by 12% =
  39. 39.70 increased by 60% =
  40. 40.68 decreased by 25% =

Answer key

  1. 1016
  2. 238
  3. 304
  4. 1204
  5. 36
  6. 234
  7. 130
  8. 300
  9. 315
  10. 418
  11. 420
  12. 402
  13. 108
  14. 462
  15. 189
  16. 357
  17. 567
  18. 783
  19. 144
  20. 852
  21. 105
  22. 402
  23. 85
  24. 507
  25. 532
  26. 504
  27. 408
  28. 114
  29. 837
  30. 588
  31. 432
  32. 276
  33. 623
  34. 372
  35. 267
  36. 119
  37. 176
  38. 352
  39. 112
  40. 51

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