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Percentage Increase and Decrease Trick Worksheet

Speed calculation lesson 23: Increase or decrease by a percent · Set 369 · 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. 1.145 increased by 20% =
  2. 2.320 decreased by 30% =
  3. 3.290 increased by 10% =
  4. 4.425 decreased by 8% =
  5. 5.580 decreased by 5% =
  6. 6.760 increased by 15% =
  7. 7.325 decreased by 12% =
  8. 8.360 increased by 40% =
  9. 9.200 increased by 8% =
  10. 10.790 increased by 10% =
  11. 11.620 decreased by 35% =
  12. 12.60 decreased by 35% =
  13. 13.788 decreased by 25% =
  14. 14.165 increased by 60% =
  15. 15.225 increased by 12% =
  16. 16.88 decreased by 25% =
  17. 17.120 increased by 10% =
  18. 18.100 increased by 12% =
  19. 19.520 decreased by 60% =
  20. 20.190 decreased by 10% =
  21. 21.670 increased by 20% =
  22. 22.785 decreased by 60% =
  23. 23.272 increased by 25% =
  24. 24.798 increased by 50% =
  25. 25.250 decreased by 30% =
  26. 26.56 increased by 75% =
  27. 27.550 increased by 12% =
  28. 28.730 decreased by 20% =
  29. 29.180 decreased by 35% =
  30. 30.640 decreased by 15% =
  31. 31.260 increased by 10% =
  32. 32.130 decreased by 30% =
  33. 33.75 increased by 20% =
  34. 34.104 increased by 75% =
  35. 35.40 increased by 40% =
  36. 36.605 increased by 60% =
  37. 37.420 increased by 5% =
  38. 38.184 decreased by 75% =
  39. 39.625 increased by 40% =
  40. 40.244 decreased by 25% =

Answer key

  1. 174
  2. 224
  3. 319
  4. 391
  5. 551
  6. 874
  7. 286
  8. 504
  9. 216
  10. 869
  11. 403
  12. 39
  13. 591
  14. 264
  15. 252
  16. 66
  17. 132
  18. 112
  19. 208
  20. 171
  21. 804
  22. 314
  23. 340
  24. 1197
  25. 175
  26. 98
  27. 616
  28. 584
  29. 117
  30. 544
  31. 286
  32. 91
  33. 90
  34. 182
  35. 56
  36. 968
  37. 441
  38. 46
  39. 875
  40. 183

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