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Percentage Increase and Decrease Trick Worksheet

Speed calculation lesson 23: Increase or decrease by a percent · Set 270 · 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. 1.570 increased by 60% =
  2. 2.540 increased by 60% =
  3. 3.50 increased by 12% =
  4. 4.750 decreased by 8% =
  5. 5.120 decreased by 50% =
  6. 6.140 decreased by 5% =
  7. 7.160 decreased by 5% =
  8. 8.620 increased by 5% =
  9. 9.520 increased by 35% =
  10. 10.610 decreased by 10% =
  11. 11.225 increased by 12% =
  12. 12.116 decreased by 75% =
  13. 13.485 increased by 20% =
  14. 14.240 decreased by 15% =
  15. 15.240 increased by 10% =
  16. 16.120 decreased by 5% =
  17. 17.60 increased by 30% =
  18. 18.540 increased by 5% =
  19. 19.538 decreased by 50% =
  20. 20.735 decreased by 40% =
  21. 21.250 increased by 12% =
  22. 22.220 increased by 15% =
  23. 23.760 increased by 20% =
  24. 24.340 decreased by 20% =
  25. 25.220 decreased by 30% =
  26. 26.60 decreased by 10% =
  27. 27.680 increased by 30% =
  28. 28.420 increased by 50% =
  29. 29.280 decreased by 10% =
  30. 30.618 decreased by 50% =
  31. 31.225 decreased by 12% =
  32. 32.60 increased by 35% =
  33. 33.475 increased by 40% =
  34. 34.280 decreased by 35% =
  35. 35.540 decreased by 10% =
  36. 36.500 increased by 15% =
  37. 37.146 increased by 50% =
  38. 38.752 increased by 50% =
  39. 39.295 increased by 60% =
  40. 40.760 increased by 5% =

Answer key

  1. 912
  2. 864
  3. 56
  4. 690
  5. 60
  6. 133
  7. 152
  8. 651
  9. 702
  10. 549
  11. 252
  12. 29
  13. 582
  14. 204
  15. 264
  16. 114
  17. 78
  18. 567
  19. 269
  20. 441
  21. 280
  22. 253
  23. 912
  24. 272
  25. 154
  26. 54
  27. 884
  28. 630
  29. 252
  30. 309
  31. 198
  32. 81
  33. 665
  34. 182
  35. 486
  36. 575
  37. 219
  38. 1128
  39. 472
  40. 798

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