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Percentage Increase and Decrease Trick Worksheet

Speed calculation lesson 23: Increase or decrease by a percent · Set 333 · 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. 1.548 increased by 75% =
  2. 2.395 increased by 20% =
  3. 3.380 increased by 40% =
  4. 4.745 increased by 60% =
  5. 5.156 decreased by 25% =
  6. 6.160 decreased by 5% =
  7. 7.430 increased by 30% =
  8. 8.515 increased by 20% =
  9. 9.130 increased by 10% =
  10. 10.576 increased by 25% =
  11. 11.220 increased by 35% =
  12. 12.60 increased by 30% =
  13. 13.125 decreased by 20% =
  14. 14.196 decreased by 25% =
  15. 15.260 decreased by 5% =
  16. 16.190 decreased by 60% =
  17. 17.100 increased by 35% =
  18. 18.150 decreased by 8% =
  19. 19.125 decreased by 8% =
  20. 20.536 increased by 50% =
  21. 21.800 decreased by 15% =
  22. 22.145 increased by 40% =
  23. 23.450 increased by 8% =
  24. 24.450 decreased by 20% =
  25. 25.400 increased by 35% =
  26. 26.595 decreased by 40% =
  27. 27.100 decreased by 8% =
  28. 28.440 increased by 35% =
  29. 29.280 decreased by 10% =
  30. 30.362 increased by 50% =
  31. 31.648 increased by 25% =
  32. 32.675 increased by 60% =
  33. 33.740 decreased by 30% =
  34. 34.398 increased by 50% =
  35. 35.400 increased by 5% =
  36. 36.584 increased by 50% =
  37. 37.320 increased by 5% =
  38. 38.800 increased by 30% =
  39. 39.500 increased by 5% =
  40. 40.180 decreased by 15% =

Answer key

  1. 959
  2. 474
  3. 532
  4. 1192
  5. 117
  6. 152
  7. 559
  8. 618
  9. 143
  10. 720
  11. 297
  12. 78
  13. 100
  14. 147
  15. 247
  16. 76
  17. 135
  18. 138
  19. 115
  20. 804
  21. 680
  22. 203
  23. 486
  24. 360
  25. 540
  26. 357
  27. 92
  28. 594
  29. 252
  30. 543
  31. 810
  32. 1080
  33. 518
  34. 597
  35. 420
  36. 876
  37. 336
  38. 1040
  39. 525
  40. 153

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