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Percentage Increase and Decrease Trick Worksheet

Speed calculation lesson 23: Increase or decrease by a percent · Set 279 · 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. 1.155 increased by 60% =
  2. 2.180 increased by 5% =
  3. 3.260 decreased by 15% =
  4. 4.240 increased by 35% =
  5. 5.640 increased by 35% =
  6. 6.450 decreased by 12% =
  7. 7.200 increased by 20% =
  8. 8.225 decreased by 8% =
  9. 9.690 increased by 10% =
  10. 10.628 increased by 25% =
  11. 11.550 increased by 30% =
  12. 12.644 increased by 25% =
  13. 13.232 increased by 25% =
  14. 14.500 increased by 8% =
  15. 15.450 decreased by 8% =
  16. 16.220 decreased by 20% =
  17. 17.240 increased by 30% =
  18. 18.580 decreased by 30% =
  19. 19.600 increased by 5% =
  20. 20.600 increased by 60% =
  21. 21.700 increased by 5% =
  22. 22.780 increased by 15% =
  23. 23.280 decreased by 30% =
  24. 24.570 decreased by 60% =
  25. 25.700 decreased by 12% =
  26. 26.200 decreased by 5% =
  27. 27.100 decreased by 8% =
  28. 28.275 decreased by 8% =
  29. 29.705 increased by 20% =
  30. 30.340 increased by 10% =
  31. 31.660 increased by 5% =
  32. 32.300 increased by 40% =
  33. 33.340 increased by 5% =
  34. 34.672 increased by 75% =
  35. 35.574 increased by 50% =
  36. 36.630 decreased by 60% =
  37. 37.260 decreased by 20% =
  38. 38.375 decreased by 8% =
  39. 39.480 increased by 15% =
  40. 40.748 decreased by 50% =

Answer key

  1. 248
  2. 189
  3. 221
  4. 324
  5. 864
  6. 396
  7. 240
  8. 207
  9. 759
  10. 785
  11. 715
  12. 805
  13. 290
  14. 540
  15. 414
  16. 176
  17. 312
  18. 406
  19. 630
  20. 960
  21. 735
  22. 897
  23. 196
  24. 228
  25. 616
  26. 190
  27. 92
  28. 253
  29. 846
  30. 374
  31. 693
  32. 420
  33. 357
  34. 1176
  35. 861
  36. 252
  37. 208
  38. 345
  39. 552
  40. 374

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