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Percentage Increase and Decrease Trick Worksheet

Speed calculation lesson 23: Increase or decrease by a percent · Set 385 · 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. 1.784 increased by 75% =
  2. 2.575 increased by 20% =
  3. 3.100 increased by 75% =
  4. 4.145 decreased by 40% =
  5. 5.510 increased by 60% =
  6. 6.340 increased by 15% =
  7. 7.708 decreased by 75% =
  8. 8.252 decreased by 25% =
  9. 9.490 decreased by 50% =
  10. 10.540 decreased by 5% =
  11. 11.125 increased by 12% =
  12. 12.150 decreased by 8% =
  13. 13.355 increased by 40% =
  14. 14.275 increased by 8% =
  15. 15.300 decreased by 35% =
  16. 16.650 increased by 12% =
  17. 17.80 increased by 10% =
  18. 18.125 decreased by 8% =
  19. 19.740 increased by 5% =
  20. 20.100 decreased by 10% =
  21. 21.325 increased by 60% =
  22. 22.336 decreased by 75% =
  23. 23.100 increased by 12% =
  24. 24.110 increased by 30% =
  25. 25.560 increased by 10% =
  26. 26.545 increased by 40% =
  27. 27.525 decreased by 40% =
  28. 28.600 increased by 10% =
  29. 29.140 increased by 40% =
  30. 30.252 decreased by 75% =
  31. 31.715 decreased by 20% =
  32. 32.680 increased by 30% =
  33. 33.536 decreased by 25% =
  34. 34.690 increased by 20% =
  35. 35.555 increased by 60% =
  36. 36.360 increased by 35% =
  37. 37.75 increased by 8% =
  38. 38.260 decreased by 35% =
  39. 39.750 decreased by 10% =
  40. 40.190 increased by 20% =

Answer key

  1. 1372
  2. 690
  3. 175
  4. 87
  5. 816
  6. 391
  7. 177
  8. 189
  9. 245
  10. 513
  11. 140
  12. 138
  13. 497
  14. 297
  15. 195
  16. 728
  17. 88
  18. 115
  19. 777
  20. 90
  21. 520
  22. 84
  23. 112
  24. 143
  25. 616
  26. 763
  27. 315
  28. 660
  29. 196
  30. 63
  31. 572
  32. 884
  33. 402
  34. 828
  35. 888
  36. 486
  37. 81
  38. 169
  39. 675
  40. 228

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