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Percentage Increase and Decrease Trick Worksheet

Speed calculation lesson 23: Increase or decrease by a percent · Set 381 · 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. 1.204 increased by 75% =
  2. 2.305 decreased by 20% =
  3. 3.160 increased by 5% =
  4. 4.735 decreased by 60% =
  5. 5.760 increased by 20% =
  6. 6.276 increased by 25% =
  7. 7.630 increased by 30% =
  8. 8.60 increased by 5% =
  9. 9.265 decreased by 40% =
  10. 10.80 decreased by 15% =
  11. 11.375 decreased by 60% =
  12. 12.160 increased by 10% =
  13. 13.660 decreased by 15% =
  14. 14.520 decreased by 5% =
  15. 15.255 increased by 40% =
  16. 16.405 decreased by 60% =
  17. 17.65 decreased by 20% =
  18. 18.320 increased by 30% =
  19. 19.600 decreased by 5% =
  20. 20.140 increased by 5% =
  21. 21.680 decreased by 75% =
  22. 22.140 decreased by 5% =
  23. 23.400 decreased by 5% =
  24. 24.650 increased by 12% =
  25. 25.200 decreased by 5% =
  26. 26.305 increased by 40% =
  27. 27.80 increased by 35% =
  28. 28.620 increased by 5% =
  29. 29.225 increased by 8% =
  30. 30.180 decreased by 25% =
  31. 31.580 increased by 15% =
  32. 32.608 increased by 75% =
  33. 33.420 decreased by 75% =
  34. 34.670 decreased by 10% =
  35. 35.170 decreased by 10% =
  36. 36.480 increased by 15% =
  37. 37.105 decreased by 60% =
  38. 38.120 increased by 30% =
  39. 39.475 increased by 8% =
  40. 40.390 decreased by 60% =

Answer key

  1. 357
  2. 244
  3. 168
  4. 294
  5. 912
  6. 345
  7. 819
  8. 63
  9. 159
  10. 68
  11. 150
  12. 176
  13. 561
  14. 494
  15. 357
  16. 162
  17. 52
  18. 416
  19. 570
  20. 147
  21. 170
  22. 133
  23. 380
  24. 728
  25. 190
  26. 427
  27. 108
  28. 651
  29. 243
  30. 135
  31. 667
  32. 1064
  33. 105
  34. 603
  35. 153
  36. 552
  37. 42
  38. 156
  39. 513
  40. 156

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