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Percentage Increase and Decrease Trick Worksheet

Speed calculation lesson 23: Increase or decrease by a percent · Set 242 · 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. 1.708 increased by 75% =
  2. 2.580 increased by 15% =
  3. 3.50 decreased by 20% =
  4. 4.275 decreased by 60% =
  5. 5.40 increased by 40% =
  6. 6.340 increased by 10% =
  7. 7.388 decreased by 75% =
  8. 8.160 increased by 40% =
  9. 9.530 increased by 60% =
  10. 10.800 increased by 35% =
  11. 11.556 decreased by 75% =
  12. 12.320 increased by 5% =
  13. 13.240 decreased by 20% =
  14. 14.60 decreased by 75% =
  15. 15.180 increased by 25% =
  16. 16.540 decreased by 15% =
  17. 17.770 increased by 10% =
  18. 18.715 decreased by 20% =
  19. 19.460 increased by 35% =
  20. 20.264 decreased by 75% =
  21. 21.300 increased by 20% =
  22. 22.244 increased by 75% =
  23. 23.50 increased by 8% =
  24. 24.644 decreased by 50% =
  25. 25.700 increased by 30% =
  26. 26.700 increased by 8% =
  27. 27.800 decreased by 35% =
  28. 28.362 decreased by 50% =
  29. 29.578 decreased by 50% =
  30. 30.130 decreased by 30% =
  31. 31.232 increased by 50% =
  32. 32.380 decreased by 10% =
  33. 33.715 decreased by 40% =
  34. 34.655 increased by 20% =
  35. 35.300 increased by 60% =
  36. 36.450 decreased by 8% =
  37. 37.670 decreased by 30% =
  38. 38.720 increased by 10% =
  39. 39.440 increased by 35% =
  40. 40.700 decreased by 12% =

Answer key

  1. 1239
  2. 667
  3. 40
  4. 110
  5. 56
  6. 374
  7. 97
  8. 224
  9. 848
  10. 1080
  11. 139
  12. 336
  13. 192
  14. 15
  15. 225
  16. 459
  17. 847
  18. 572
  19. 621
  20. 66
  21. 360
  22. 427
  23. 54
  24. 322
  25. 910
  26. 756
  27. 520
  28. 181
  29. 289
  30. 91
  31. 348
  32. 342
  33. 429
  34. 786
  35. 480
  36. 414
  37. 469
  38. 792
  39. 594
  40. 616

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