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Percentage Increase and Decrease Trick Worksheet

Speed calculation lesson 23: Increase or decrease by a percent · Set 247 · 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. 1.435 increased by 60% =
  2. 2.540 increased by 25% =
  3. 3.40 decreased by 35% =
  4. 4.440 increased by 5% =
  5. 5.60 decreased by 35% =
  6. 6.725 increased by 12% =
  7. 7.380 decreased by 35% =
  8. 8.410 increased by 40% =
  9. 9.52 increased by 25% =
  10. 10.440 decreased by 5% =
  11. 11.272 decreased by 75% =
  12. 12.500 decreased by 8% =
  13. 13.585 increased by 20% =
  14. 14.68 increased by 75% =
  15. 15.490 increased by 20% =
  16. 16.475 increased by 12% =
  17. 17.150 decreased by 60% =
  18. 18.140 decreased by 15% =
  19. 19.548 increased by 25% =
  20. 20.160 decreased by 35% =
  21. 21.556 increased by 25% =
  22. 22.140 increased by 30% =
  23. 23.100 decreased by 5% =
  24. 24.345 increased by 20% =
  25. 25.460 decreased by 35% =
  26. 26.800 increased by 10% =
  27. 27.240 decreased by 5% =
  28. 28.500 decreased by 8% =
  29. 29.660 increased by 15% =
  30. 30.100 decreased by 8% =
  31. 31.424 increased by 50% =
  32. 32.260 increased by 15% =
  33. 33.700 decreased by 8% =
  34. 34.475 decreased by 40% =
  35. 35.640 increased by 35% =
  36. 36.430 increased by 10% =
  37. 37.755 increased by 40% =
  38. 38.770 increased by 20% =
  39. 39.712 decreased by 50% =
  40. 40.684 increased by 75% =

Answer key

  1. 696
  2. 675
  3. 26
  4. 462
  5. 39
  6. 812
  7. 247
  8. 574
  9. 65
  10. 418
  11. 68
  12. 460
  13. 702
  14. 119
  15. 588
  16. 532
  17. 60
  18. 119
  19. 685
  20. 104
  21. 695
  22. 182
  23. 95
  24. 414
  25. 299
  26. 880
  27. 228
  28. 460
  29. 759
  30. 92
  31. 636
  32. 299
  33. 644
  34. 285
  35. 864
  36. 473
  37. 1057
  38. 924
  39. 356
  40. 1197

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