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Percentage Increase and Decrease Trick Worksheet

Speed calculation lesson 23: Increase or decrease by a percent · Set 360 · 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. 1.255 increased by 60% =
  2. 2.775 increased by 12% =
  3. 3.480 decreased by 15% =
  4. 4.700 decreased by 15% =
  5. 5.760 increased by 35% =
  6. 6.780 increased by 15% =
  7. 7.60 increased by 50% =
  8. 8.244 increased by 75% =
  9. 9.680 increased by 20% =
  10. 10.600 increased by 20% =
  11. 11.720 increased by 60% =
  12. 12.788 decreased by 75% =
  13. 13.560 increased by 5% =
  14. 14.600 decreased by 30% =
  15. 15.180 increased by 15% =
  16. 16.372 increased by 25% =
  17. 17.375 decreased by 60% =
  18. 18.510 increased by 10% =
  19. 19.236 decreased by 75% =
  20. 20.430 decreased by 20% =
  21. 21.320 increased by 35% =
  22. 22.630 increased by 40% =
  23. 23.500 increased by 15% =
  24. 24.800 increased by 8% =
  25. 25.164 decreased by 25% =
  26. 26.125 increased by 12% =
  27. 27.530 increased by 10% =
  28. 28.120 increased by 10% =
  29. 29.376 increased by 75% =
  30. 30.100 decreased by 5% =
  31. 31.260 decreased by 35% =
  32. 32.420 decreased by 35% =
  33. 33.455 increased by 40% =
  34. 34.640 decreased by 30% =
  35. 35.416 increased by 25% =
  36. 36.615 increased by 60% =
  37. 37.535 decreased by 60% =
  38. 38.305 decreased by 40% =
  39. 39.580 increased by 5% =
  40. 40.525 increased by 12% =

Answer key

  1. 408
  2. 868
  3. 408
  4. 595
  5. 1026
  6. 897
  7. 90
  8. 427
  9. 816
  10. 720
  11. 1152
  12. 197
  13. 588
  14. 420
  15. 207
  16. 465
  17. 150
  18. 561
  19. 59
  20. 344
  21. 432
  22. 882
  23. 575
  24. 864
  25. 123
  26. 140
  27. 583
  28. 132
  29. 658
  30. 95
  31. 169
  32. 273
  33. 637
  34. 448
  35. 520
  36. 984
  37. 214
  38. 183
  39. 609
  40. 588

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