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Percentage Increase and Decrease Trick Worksheet

Speed calculation lesson 23: Increase or decrease by a percent · Set 25 · 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. 1.184 increased by 25% =
  2. 2.670 decreased by 30% =
  3. 3.400 decreased by 8% =
  4. 4.775 decreased by 20% =
  5. 5.205 decreased by 20% =
  6. 6.140 increased by 35% =
  7. 7.450 increased by 30% =
  8. 8.250 decreased by 10% =
  9. 9.175 increased by 12% =
  10. 10.55 increased by 40% =
  11. 11.720 increased by 15% =
  12. 12.560 increased by 15% =
  13. 13.700 increased by 5% =
  14. 14.272 decreased by 75% =
  15. 15.245 increased by 60% =
  16. 16.455 decreased by 20% =
  17. 17.580 increased by 10% =
  18. 18.510 decreased by 60% =
  19. 19.510 decreased by 20% =
  20. 20.40 increased by 10% =
  21. 21.450 decreased by 8% =
  22. 22.275 increased by 40% =
  23. 23.575 decreased by 12% =
  24. 24.70 increased by 30% =
  25. 25.60 increased by 5% =
  26. 26.200 increased by 15% =
  27. 27.705 decreased by 40% =
  28. 28.775 increased by 12% =
  29. 29.228 increased by 50% =
  30. 30.790 increased by 30% =
  31. 31.720 increased by 15% =
  32. 32.338 decreased by 50% =
  33. 33.790 increased by 10% =
  34. 34.280 decreased by 60% =
  35. 35.630 increased by 60% =
  36. 36.400 decreased by 5% =
  37. 37.80 increased by 15% =
  38. 38.60 increased by 60% =
  39. 39.720 increased by 5% =
  40. 40.750 decreased by 12% =

Answer key

  1. 230
  2. 469
  3. 368
  4. 620
  5. 164
  6. 189
  7. 585
  8. 225
  9. 196
  10. 77
  11. 828
  12. 644
  13. 735
  14. 68
  15. 392
  16. 364
  17. 638
  18. 204
  19. 408
  20. 44
  21. 414
  22. 385
  23. 506
  24. 91
  25. 63
  26. 230
  27. 423
  28. 868
  29. 342
  30. 1027
  31. 828
  32. 169
  33. 869
  34. 112
  35. 1008
  36. 380
  37. 92
  38. 96
  39. 756
  40. 660

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