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Percentage Increase and Decrease Trick Worksheet

Speed calculation lesson 23: Increase or decrease by a percent · Set 335 · 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. 1.108 increased by 75% =
  2. 2.200 decreased by 12% =
  3. 3.160 decreased by 35% =
  4. 4.192 decreased by 75% =
  5. 5.608 increased by 25% =
  6. 6.524 increased by 25% =
  7. 7.800 increased by 60% =
  8. 8.330 decreased by 20% =
  9. 9.320 increased by 30% =
  10. 10.260 increased by 30% =
  11. 11.40 decreased by 5% =
  12. 12.364 increased by 75% =
  13. 13.250 decreased by 10% =
  14. 14.290 decreased by 10% =
  15. 15.208 increased by 25% =
  16. 16.98 increased by 50% =
  17. 17.140 decreased by 30% =
  18. 18.120 increased by 30% =
  19. 19.72 decreased by 75% =
  20. 20.415 decreased by 40% =
  21. 21.625 increased by 12% =
  22. 22.530 increased by 10% =
  23. 23.144 increased by 75% =
  24. 24.615 increased by 40% =
  25. 25.492 increased by 75% =
  26. 26.460 increased by 25% =
  27. 27.200 decreased by 12% =
  28. 28.325 increased by 12% =
  29. 29.272 decreased by 50% =
  30. 30.138 decreased by 50% =
  31. 31.64 increased by 50% =
  32. 32.130 decreased by 30% =
  33. 33.75 increased by 12% =
  34. 34.315 decreased by 20% =
  35. 35.255 increased by 20% =
  36. 36.720 decreased by 35% =
  37. 37.100 decreased by 75% =
  38. 38.700 decreased by 60% =
  39. 39.325 decreased by 40% =
  40. 40.220 increased by 15% =

Answer key

  1. 189
  2. 176
  3. 104
  4. 48
  5. 760
  6. 655
  7. 1280
  8. 264
  9. 416
  10. 338
  11. 38
  12. 637
  13. 225
  14. 261
  15. 260
  16. 147
  17. 98
  18. 156
  19. 18
  20. 249
  21. 700
  22. 583
  23. 252
  24. 861
  25. 861
  26. 575
  27. 176
  28. 364
  29. 136
  30. 69
  31. 96
  32. 91
  33. 84
  34. 252
  35. 306
  36. 468
  37. 25
  38. 280
  39. 195
  40. 253

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