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Percentage Increase and Decrease Trick Worksheet

Speed calculation lesson 23: Increase or decrease by a percent · Set 295 · 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. 1.505 increased by 60% =
  2. 2.40 increased by 5% =
  3. 3.480 increased by 35% =
  4. 4.200 increased by 8% =
  5. 5.610 decreased by 30% =
  6. 6.470 increased by 60% =
  7. 7.50 increased by 30% =
  8. 8.700 increased by 40% =
  9. 9.755 increased by 40% =
  10. 10.160 increased by 35% =
  11. 11.315 increased by 60% =
  12. 12.745 increased by 20% =
  13. 13.160 decreased by 35% =
  14. 14.400 decreased by 15% =
  15. 15.430 increased by 30% =
  16. 16.112 decreased by 25% =
  17. 17.640 increased by 10% =
  18. 18.175 increased by 40% =
  19. 19.620 decreased by 5% =
  20. 20.50 decreased by 8% =
  21. 21.440 decreased by 35% =
  22. 22.538 increased by 50% =
  23. 23.110 decreased by 60% =
  24. 24.560 decreased by 10% =
  25. 25.480 increased by 10% =
  26. 26.412 decreased by 50% =
  27. 27.180 increased by 15% =
  28. 28.280 decreased by 15% =
  29. 29.260 decreased by 40% =
  30. 30.150 increased by 12% =
  31. 31.96 decreased by 75% =
  32. 32.452 decreased by 25% =
  33. 33.665 increased by 60% =
  34. 34.400 decreased by 12% =
  35. 35.684 decreased by 75% =
  36. 36.420 increased by 25% =
  37. 37.580 increased by 30% =
  38. 38.560 increased by 15% =
  39. 39.175 increased by 40% =
  40. 40.796 increased by 75% =

Answer key

  1. 808
  2. 42
  3. 648
  4. 216
  5. 427
  6. 752
  7. 65
  8. 980
  9. 1057
  10. 216
  11. 504
  12. 894
  13. 104
  14. 340
  15. 559
  16. 84
  17. 704
  18. 245
  19. 589
  20. 46
  21. 286
  22. 807
  23. 44
  24. 504
  25. 528
  26. 206
  27. 207
  28. 238
  29. 156
  30. 168
  31. 24
  32. 339
  33. 1064
  34. 352
  35. 171
  36. 525
  37. 754
  38. 644
  39. 245
  40. 1393

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