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Percentage Increase and Decrease Trick Worksheet

Speed calculation lesson 23: Increase or decrease by a percent · Set 269 · 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. 1.515 increased by 40% =
  2. 2.412 increased by 25% =
  3. 3.460 decreased by 5% =
  4. 4.46 decreased by 50% =
  5. 5.180 decreased by 10% =
  6. 6.580 increased by 25% =
  7. 7.780 decreased by 30% =
  8. 8.708 increased by 25% =
  9. 9.320 increased by 15% =
  10. 10.670 increased by 60% =
  11. 11.360 increased by 15% =
  12. 12.80 increased by 5% =
  13. 13.680 decreased by 60% =
  14. 14.384 decreased by 25% =
  15. 15.95 decreased by 20% =
  16. 16.105 increased by 40% =
  17. 17.480 decreased by 5% =
  18. 18.356 increased by 25% =
  19. 19.45 decreased by 40% =
  20. 20.44 increased by 75% =
  21. 21.710 decreased by 40% =
  22. 22.350 decreased by 12% =
  23. 23.225 decreased by 8% =
  24. 24.605 increased by 40% =
  25. 25.548 increased by 50% =
  26. 26.600 increased by 40% =
  27. 27.100 increased by 12% =
  28. 28.520 decreased by 15% =
  29. 29.224 decreased by 25% =
  30. 30.300 increased by 40% =
  31. 31.490 increased by 40% =
  32. 32.695 increased by 60% =
  33. 33.600 increased by 50% =
  34. 34.250 increased by 30% =
  35. 35.760 increased by 35% =
  36. 36.100 decreased by 12% =
  37. 37.156 increased by 50% =
  38. 38.70 decreased by 20% =
  39. 39.64 increased by 75% =
  40. 40.365 decreased by 60% =

Answer key

  1. 721
  2. 515
  3. 437
  4. 23
  5. 162
  6. 725
  7. 546
  8. 885
  9. 368
  10. 1072
  11. 414
  12. 84
  13. 272
  14. 288
  15. 76
  16. 147
  17. 456
  18. 445
  19. 27
  20. 77
  21. 426
  22. 308
  23. 207
  24. 847
  25. 822
  26. 840
  27. 112
  28. 442
  29. 168
  30. 420
  31. 686
  32. 1112
  33. 900
  34. 325
  35. 1026
  36. 88
  37. 234
  38. 56
  39. 112
  40. 146

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