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Percentage Increase and Decrease Trick Worksheet

Speed calculation lesson 23: Increase or decrease by a percent · Set 259 · 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. 1.144 increased by 25% =
  2. 2.728 decreased by 25% =
  3. 3.440 increased by 60% =
  4. 4.90 decreased by 20% =
  5. 5.380 increased by 25% =
  6. 6.305 decreased by 60% =
  7. 7.260 increased by 30% =
  8. 8.135 increased by 20% =
  9. 9.525 decreased by 12% =
  10. 10.400 increased by 12% =
  11. 11.120 increased by 75% =
  12. 12.440 increased by 15% =
  13. 13.600 decreased by 30% =
  14. 14.475 decreased by 12% =
  15. 15.360 decreased by 30% =
  16. 16.725 increased by 20% =
  17. 17.100 increased by 15% =
  18. 18.568 increased by 75% =
  19. 19.275 increased by 12% =
  20. 20.100 decreased by 35% =
  21. 21.240 decreased by 15% =
  22. 22.625 increased by 8% =
  23. 23.240 increased by 5% =
  24. 24.625 decreased by 12% =
  25. 25.240 increased by 10% =
  26. 26.460 decreased by 35% =
  27. 27.625 increased by 8% =
  28. 28.580 decreased by 15% =
  29. 29.525 decreased by 40% =
  30. 30.625 increased by 12% =
  31. 31.530 decreased by 40% =
  32. 32.252 decreased by 75% =
  33. 33.440 increased by 40% =
  34. 34.685 increased by 40% =
  35. 35.640 decreased by 10% =
  36. 36.330 increased by 30% =
  37. 37.440 increased by 35% =
  38. 38.400 decreased by 5% =
  39. 39.110 increased by 10% =
  40. 40.100 increased by 10% =

Answer key

  1. 180
  2. 546
  3. 704
  4. 72
  5. 475
  6. 122
  7. 338
  8. 162
  9. 462
  10. 448
  11. 210
  12. 506
  13. 420
  14. 418
  15. 252
  16. 870
  17. 115
  18. 994
  19. 308
  20. 65
  21. 204
  22. 675
  23. 252
  24. 550
  25. 264
  26. 299
  27. 675
  28. 493
  29. 315
  30. 700
  31. 318
  32. 63
  33. 616
  34. 959
  35. 576
  36. 429
  37. 594
  38. 380
  39. 121
  40. 110

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