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Percentage Increase and Decrease Trick Worksheet

Speed calculation lesson 23: Increase or decrease by a percent · Set 354 · 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. 1.640 increased by 15% =
  2. 2.484 increased by 50% =
  3. 3.480 increased by 50% =
  4. 4.100 increased by 15% =
  5. 5.85 decreased by 40% =
  6. 6.365 increased by 40% =
  7. 7.180 decreased by 30% =
  8. 8.792 decreased by 75% =
  9. 9.240 increased by 15% =
  10. 10.250 increased by 8% =
  11. 11.728 increased by 25% =
  12. 12.460 decreased by 5% =
  13. 13.60 decreased by 5% =
  14. 14.445 increased by 20% =
  15. 15.530 decreased by 10% =
  16. 16.520 increased by 5% =
  17. 17.565 decreased by 60% =
  18. 18.475 decreased by 12% =
  19. 19.425 increased by 8% =
  20. 20.446 increased by 50% =
  21. 21.475 increased by 20% =
  22. 22.576 increased by 25% =
  23. 23.575 increased by 8% =
  24. 24.185 increased by 40% =
  25. 25.660 decreased by 25% =
  26. 26.604 decreased by 75% =
  27. 27.575 decreased by 40% =
  28. 28.304 increased by 25% =
  29. 29.400 increased by 75% =
  30. 30.225 decreased by 60% =
  31. 31.210 decreased by 20% =
  32. 32.558 increased by 50% =
  33. 33.66 decreased by 50% =
  34. 34.125 increased by 12% =
  35. 35.640 decreased by 15% =
  36. 36.260 increased by 5% =
  37. 37.166 decreased by 50% =
  38. 38.586 decreased by 50% =
  39. 39.260 decreased by 20% =
  40. 40.440 increased by 5% =

Answer key

  1. 736
  2. 726
  3. 720
  4. 115
  5. 51
  6. 511
  7. 126
  8. 198
  9. 276
  10. 270
  11. 910
  12. 437
  13. 57
  14. 534
  15. 477
  16. 546
  17. 226
  18. 418
  19. 459
  20. 669
  21. 570
  22. 720
  23. 621
  24. 259
  25. 495
  26. 151
  27. 345
  28. 380
  29. 700
  30. 90
  31. 168
  32. 837
  33. 33
  34. 140
  35. 544
  36. 273
  37. 83
  38. 293
  39. 208
  40. 462

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