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Percentage Increase and Decrease Trick Worksheet

Speed calculation lesson 23: Increase or decrease by a percent · Set 375 · 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. 1.64 increased by 75% =
  2. 2.610 increased by 60% =
  3. 3.250 decreased by 20% =
  4. 4.575 increased by 8% =
  5. 5.600 increased by 8% =
  6. 6.40 decreased by 10% =
  7. 7.700 decreased by 35% =
  8. 8.556 decreased by 50% =
  9. 9.552 increased by 25% =
  10. 10.460 decreased by 30% =
  11. 11.300 decreased by 12% =
  12. 12.550 increased by 12% =
  13. 13.780 decreased by 5% =
  14. 14.776 decreased by 25% =
  15. 15.195 decreased by 20% =
  16. 16.220 decreased by 10% =
  17. 17.800 decreased by 12% =
  18. 18.716 decreased by 50% =
  19. 19.525 increased by 8% =
  20. 20.470 decreased by 10% =
  21. 21.50 increased by 12% =
  22. 22.325 increased by 12% =
  23. 23.418 decreased by 50% =
  24. 24.320 increased by 10% =
  25. 25.420 increased by 35% =
  26. 26.280 increased by 30% =
  27. 27.342 increased by 50% =
  28. 28.624 decreased by 75% =
  29. 29.536 increased by 25% =
  30. 30.270 increased by 30% =
  31. 31.124 increased by 25% =
  32. 32.308 increased by 75% =
  33. 33.40 decreased by 10% =
  34. 34.610 increased by 50% =
  35. 35.558 decreased by 50% =
  36. 36.40 decreased by 35% =
  37. 37.400 decreased by 15% =
  38. 38.668 decreased by 75% =
  39. 39.610 increased by 60% =
  40. 40.762 increased by 50% =

Answer key

  1. 112
  2. 976
  3. 200
  4. 621
  5. 648
  6. 36
  7. 455
  8. 278
  9. 690
  10. 322
  11. 264
  12. 616
  13. 741
  14. 582
  15. 156
  16. 198
  17. 704
  18. 358
  19. 567
  20. 423
  21. 56
  22. 364
  23. 209
  24. 352
  25. 567
  26. 364
  27. 513
  28. 156
  29. 670
  30. 351
  31. 155
  32. 539
  33. 36
  34. 915
  35. 279
  36. 26
  37. 340
  38. 167
  39. 976
  40. 1143

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