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Percentage Increase and Decrease Trick Worksheet

Speed calculation lesson 23: Increase or decrease by a percent · Set 366 · 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. 1.172 increased by 50% =
  2. 2.90 increased by 40% =
  3. 3.182 decreased by 50% =
  4. 4.560 increased by 10% =
  5. 5.320 increased by 5% =
  6. 6.750 increased by 8% =
  7. 7.670 decreased by 10% =
  8. 8.120 increased by 15% =
  9. 9.110 decreased by 10% =
  10. 10.450 increased by 8% =
  11. 11.212 increased by 50% =
  12. 12.570 increased by 40% =
  13. 13.140 increased by 5% =
  14. 14.740 decreased by 75% =
  15. 15.760 increased by 25% =
  16. 16.415 increased by 40% =
  17. 17.728 increased by 50% =
  18. 18.250 increased by 8% =
  19. 19.430 decreased by 40% =
  20. 20.200 decreased by 15% =
  21. 21.525 decreased by 12% =
  22. 22.660 increased by 15% =
  23. 23.225 decreased by 20% =
  24. 24.440 increased by 5% =
  25. 25.160 decreased by 20% =
  26. 26.250 increased by 8% =
  27. 27.760 increased by 30% =
  28. 28.800 increased by 40% =
  29. 29.786 decreased by 50% =
  30. 30.256 increased by 75% =
  31. 31.70 decreased by 20% =
  32. 32.750 decreased by 30% =
  33. 33.550 decreased by 10% =
  34. 34.640 increased by 5% =
  35. 35.440 decreased by 30% =
  36. 36.80 increased by 5% =
  37. 37.320 decreased by 5% =
  38. 38.730 decreased by 10% =
  39. 39.460 increased by 25% =
  40. 40.80 increased by 60% =

Answer key

  1. 258
  2. 126
  3. 91
  4. 616
  5. 336
  6. 810
  7. 603
  8. 138
  9. 99
  10. 486
  11. 318
  12. 798
  13. 147
  14. 185
  15. 950
  16. 581
  17. 1092
  18. 270
  19. 258
  20. 170
  21. 462
  22. 759
  23. 180
  24. 462
  25. 128
  26. 270
  27. 988
  28. 1120
  29. 393
  30. 448
  31. 56
  32. 525
  33. 495
  34. 672
  35. 308
  36. 84
  37. 304
  38. 657
  39. 575
  40. 128

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