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Percentage Increase and Decrease Trick Worksheet

Speed calculation lesson 23: Increase or decrease by a percent · Set 226 · 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. 1.140 increased by 75% =
  2. 2.650 increased by 8% =
  3. 3.134 increased by 50% =
  4. 4.642 increased by 50% =
  5. 5.50 decreased by 10% =
  6. 6.375 decreased by 12% =
  7. 7.180 decreased by 10% =
  8. 8.50 increased by 12% =
  9. 9.560 decreased by 35% =
  10. 10.630 increased by 50% =
  11. 11.65 increased by 20% =
  12. 12.440 decreased by 5% =
  13. 13.48 increased by 75% =
  14. 14.280 increased by 5% =
  15. 15.120 increased by 10% =
  16. 16.180 decreased by 35% =
  17. 17.196 decreased by 75% =
  18. 18.348 decreased by 25% =
  19. 19.240 decreased by 40% =
  20. 20.722 increased by 50% =
  21. 21.544 increased by 25% =
  22. 22.310 decreased by 10% =
  23. 23.680 decreased by 20% =
  24. 24.280 increased by 10% =
  25. 25.400 increased by 15% =
  26. 26.360 decreased by 15% =
  27. 27.525 decreased by 8% =
  28. 28.320 increased by 15% =
  29. 29.325 decreased by 8% =
  30. 30.295 increased by 40% =
  31. 31.60 increased by 15% =
  32. 32.100 decreased by 15% =
  33. 33.300 increased by 5% =
  34. 34.100 increased by 35% =
  35. 35.585 decreased by 60% =
  36. 36.240 decreased by 20% =
  37. 37.690 increased by 10% =
  38. 38.685 increased by 60% =
  39. 39.440 increased by 5% =
  40. 40.40 decreased by 5% =

Answer key

  1. 245
  2. 702
  3. 201
  4. 963
  5. 45
  6. 330
  7. 162
  8. 56
  9. 364
  10. 945
  11. 78
  12. 418
  13. 84
  14. 294
  15. 132
  16. 117
  17. 49
  18. 261
  19. 144
  20. 1083
  21. 680
  22. 279
  23. 544
  24. 308
  25. 460
  26. 306
  27. 483
  28. 368
  29. 299
  30. 413
  31. 69
  32. 85
  33. 315
  34. 135
  35. 234
  36. 192
  37. 759
  38. 1096
  39. 462
  40. 38

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