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Percentage Increase and Decrease Trick Worksheet

Speed calculation lesson 23: Increase or decrease by a percent · Set 281 · 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. 1.604 increased by 25% =
  2. 2.85 increased by 60% =
  3. 3.440 increased by 15% =
  4. 4.610 decreased by 30% =
  5. 5.180 decreased by 15% =
  6. 6.175 increased by 12% =
  7. 7.200 increased by 10% =
  8. 8.80 decreased by 20% =
  9. 9.225 increased by 40% =
  10. 10.800 increased by 60% =
  11. 11.280 increased by 15% =
  12. 12.100 increased by 15% =
  13. 13.475 decreased by 8% =
  14. 14.150 decreased by 8% =
  15. 15.155 decreased by 20% =
  16. 16.680 decreased by 10% =
  17. 17.240 decreased by 35% =
  18. 18.696 increased by 25% =
  19. 19.620 increased by 20% =
  20. 20.660 decreased by 35% =
  21. 21.150 decreased by 12% =
  22. 22.100 increased by 25% =
  23. 23.740 decreased by 5% =
  24. 24.428 increased by 25% =
  25. 25.200 decreased by 5% =
  26. 26.800 increased by 12% =
  27. 27.80 decreased by 35% =
  28. 28.115 decreased by 40% =
  29. 29.158 decreased by 50% =
  30. 30.220 increased by 35% =
  31. 31.675 increased by 12% =
  32. 32.260 decreased by 30% =
  33. 33.728 decreased by 50% =
  34. 34.775 increased by 12% =
  35. 35.50 decreased by 12% =
  36. 36.300 decreased by 15% =
  37. 37.50 decreased by 12% =
  38. 38.790 increased by 40% =
  39. 39.225 decreased by 12% =
  40. 40.184 decreased by 25% =

Answer key

  1. 755
  2. 136
  3. 506
  4. 427
  5. 153
  6. 196
  7. 220
  8. 64
  9. 315
  10. 1280
  11. 322
  12. 115
  13. 437
  14. 138
  15. 124
  16. 612
  17. 156
  18. 870
  19. 744
  20. 429
  21. 132
  22. 125
  23. 703
  24. 535
  25. 190
  26. 896
  27. 52
  28. 69
  29. 79
  30. 297
  31. 756
  32. 182
  33. 364
  34. 868
  35. 44
  36. 255
  37. 44
  38. 1106
  39. 198
  40. 138

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