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Percentage Increase and Decrease Trick Worksheet

Speed calculation lesson 23: Increase or decrease by a percent · Set 273 · 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. 1.554 increased by 50% =
  2. 2.340 decreased by 60% =
  3. 3.80 increased by 15% =
  4. 4.272 increased by 25% =
  5. 5.375 increased by 12% =
  6. 6.245 increased by 20% =
  7. 7.128 decreased by 25% =
  8. 8.275 increased by 8% =
  9. 9.180 increased by 5% =
  10. 10.220 decreased by 5% =
  11. 11.230 increased by 40% =
  12. 12.422 increased by 50% =
  13. 13.600 decreased by 8% =
  14. 14.54 increased by 50% =
  15. 15.120 decreased by 75% =
  16. 16.615 increased by 60% =
  17. 17.512 increased by 75% =
  18. 18.600 decreased by 15% =
  19. 19.800 increased by 15% =
  20. 20.250 increased by 12% =
  21. 21.230 decreased by 20% =
  22. 22.192 decreased by 75% =
  23. 23.590 increased by 40% =
  24. 24.430 increased by 30% =
  25. 25.200 increased by 40% =
  26. 26.340 decreased by 15% =
  27. 27.390 decreased by 50% =
  28. 28.250 increased by 8% =
  29. 29.415 decreased by 20% =
  30. 30.635 increased by 20% =
  31. 31.288 decreased by 25% =
  32. 32.660 decreased by 75% =
  33. 33.188 increased by 75% =
  34. 34.165 decreased by 40% =
  35. 35.750 decreased by 8% =
  36. 36.160 increased by 5% =
  37. 37.600 decreased by 15% =
  38. 38.580 decreased by 5% =
  39. 39.680 decreased by 30% =
  40. 40.755 increased by 60% =

Answer key

  1. 831
  2. 136
  3. 92
  4. 340
  5. 420
  6. 294
  7. 96
  8. 297
  9. 189
  10. 209
  11. 322
  12. 633
  13. 552
  14. 81
  15. 30
  16. 984
  17. 896
  18. 510
  19. 920
  20. 280
  21. 184
  22. 48
  23. 826
  24. 559
  25. 280
  26. 289
  27. 195
  28. 270
  29. 332
  30. 762
  31. 216
  32. 165
  33. 329
  34. 99
  35. 690
  36. 168
  37. 510
  38. 551
  39. 476
  40. 1208

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