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Percentage Increase and Decrease Trick Worksheet

Speed calculation lesson 23: Increase or decrease by a percent · Set 379 · 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. 1.636 increased by 75% =
  2. 2.500 increased by 15% =
  3. 3.625 increased by 8% =
  4. 4.230 decreased by 10% =
  5. 5.280 increased by 15% =
  6. 6.700 increased by 5% =
  7. 7.400 decreased by 35% =
  8. 8.60 decreased by 5% =
  9. 9.92 increased by 25% =
  10. 10.390 decreased by 30% =
  11. 11.110 increased by 40% =
  12. 12.320 increased by 15% =
  13. 13.120 increased by 60% =
  14. 14.108 increased by 75% =
  15. 15.460 decreased by 30% =
  16. 16.120 decreased by 15% =
  17. 17.275 increased by 12% =
  18. 18.590 increased by 30% =
  19. 19.175 decreased by 8% =
  20. 20.65 increased by 20% =
  21. 21.220 decreased by 10% =
  22. 22.650 decreased by 30% =
  23. 23.110 increased by 20% =
  24. 24.475 increased by 12% =
  25. 25.250 increased by 8% =
  26. 26.215 decreased by 60% =
  27. 27.250 decreased by 30% =
  28. 28.185 increased by 60% =
  29. 29.350 increased by 30% =
  30. 30.662 increased by 50% =
  31. 31.464 increased by 50% =
  32. 32.440 increased by 15% =
  33. 33.644 increased by 75% =
  34. 34.158 increased by 50% =
  35. 35.495 increased by 20% =
  36. 36.575 decreased by 12% =
  37. 37.650 decreased by 12% =
  38. 38.625 decreased by 8% =
  39. 39.525 decreased by 8% =
  40. 40.160 increased by 10% =

Answer key

  1. 1113
  2. 575
  3. 675
  4. 207
  5. 322
  6. 735
  7. 260
  8. 57
  9. 115
  10. 273
  11. 154
  12. 368
  13. 192
  14. 189
  15. 322
  16. 102
  17. 308
  18. 767
  19. 161
  20. 78
  21. 198
  22. 455
  23. 132
  24. 532
  25. 270
  26. 86
  27. 175
  28. 296
  29. 455
  30. 993
  31. 696
  32. 506
  33. 1127
  34. 237
  35. 594
  36. 506
  37. 572
  38. 575
  39. 483
  40. 176

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