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Percentage Increase and Decrease Trick Worksheet

Speed calculation lesson 23: Increase or decrease by a percent · Set 221 · 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. 1.220 increased by 20% =
  2. 2.775 decreased by 8% =
  3. 3.368 decreased by 50% =
  4. 4.56 increased by 75% =
  5. 5.612 increased by 50% =
  6. 6.180 decreased by 15% =
  7. 7.700 increased by 15% =
  8. 8.405 decreased by 40% =
  9. 9.650 decreased by 10% =
  10. 10.250 increased by 10% =
  11. 11.540 decreased by 10% =
  12. 12.220 decreased by 15% =
  13. 13.752 decreased by 25% =
  14. 14.440 increased by 15% =
  15. 15.410 increased by 30% =
  16. 16.715 increased by 20% =
  17. 17.575 decreased by 8% =
  18. 18.400 increased by 12% =
  19. 19.740 increased by 30% =
  20. 20.92 decreased by 75% =
  21. 21.180 decreased by 15% =
  22. 22.230 increased by 30% =
  23. 23.290 increased by 20% =
  24. 24.440 increased by 5% =
  25. 25.580 increased by 15% =
  26. 26.650 decreased by 12% =
  27. 27.150 decreased by 8% =
  28. 28.256 increased by 25% =
  29. 29.172 increased by 50% =
  30. 30.680 increased by 5% =
  31. 31.75 increased by 12% =
  32. 32.232 decreased by 25% =
  33. 33.75 decreased by 8% =
  34. 34.514 increased by 50% =
  35. 35.660 increased by 5% =
  36. 36.226 increased by 50% =
  37. 37.690 increased by 30% =
  38. 38.152 increased by 50% =
  39. 39.420 increased by 5% =
  40. 40.545 increased by 40% =

Answer key

  1. 264
  2. 713
  3. 184
  4. 98
  5. 918
  6. 153
  7. 805
  8. 243
  9. 585
  10. 275
  11. 486
  12. 187
  13. 564
  14. 506
  15. 533
  16. 858
  17. 529
  18. 448
  19. 962
  20. 23
  21. 153
  22. 299
  23. 348
  24. 462
  25. 667
  26. 572
  27. 138
  28. 320
  29. 258
  30. 714
  31. 84
  32. 174
  33. 69
  34. 771
  35. 693
  36. 339
  37. 897
  38. 228
  39. 441
  40. 763

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