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Percentage Increase and Decrease Trick Worksheet

Speed calculation lesson 23: Increase or decrease by a percent · Set 238 · 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. 1.580 increased by 60% =
  2. 2.200 increased by 5% =
  3. 3.425 decreased by 60% =
  4. 4.740 decreased by 75% =
  5. 5.650 decreased by 8% =
  6. 6.600 increased by 20% =
  7. 7.156 decreased by 75% =
  8. 8.184 increased by 25% =
  9. 9.640 increased by 35% =
  10. 10.765 decreased by 20% =
  11. 11.520 increased by 75% =
  12. 12.670 decreased by 10% =
  13. 13.656 decreased by 75% =
  14. 14.270 increased by 10% =
  15. 15.696 decreased by 25% =
  16. 16.500 increased by 15% =
  17. 17.112 decreased by 25% =
  18. 18.130 increased by 30% =
  19. 19.540 decreased by 20% =
  20. 20.400 increased by 30% =
  21. 21.80 increased by 5% =
  22. 22.672 increased by 75% =
  23. 23.325 decreased by 8% =
  24. 24.500 increased by 8% =
  25. 25.370 increased by 20% =
  26. 26.148 decreased by 75% =
  27. 27.600 decreased by 15% =
  28. 28.125 increased by 20% =
  29. 29.525 increased by 60% =
  30. 30.70 increased by 60% =
  31. 31.72 increased by 75% =
  32. 32.150 increased by 10% =
  33. 33.256 increased by 75% =
  34. 34.100 increased by 8% =
  35. 35.148 increased by 25% =
  36. 36.400 increased by 5% =
  37. 37.388 increased by 75% =
  38. 38.452 decreased by 25% =
  39. 39.75 decreased by 12% =
  40. 40.180 decreased by 5% =

Answer key

  1. 928
  2. 210
  3. 170
  4. 185
  5. 598
  6. 720
  7. 39
  8. 230
  9. 864
  10. 612
  11. 910
  12. 603
  13. 164
  14. 297
  15. 522
  16. 575
  17. 84
  18. 169
  19. 432
  20. 520
  21. 84
  22. 1176
  23. 299
  24. 540
  25. 444
  26. 37
  27. 510
  28. 150
  29. 840
  30. 112
  31. 126
  32. 165
  33. 448
  34. 108
  35. 185
  36. 420
  37. 679
  38. 339
  39. 66
  40. 171

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