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Percentage Increase and Decrease Trick Worksheet

Speed calculation lesson 23: Increase or decrease by a percent · Set 407 · 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. 1.165 increased by 60% =
  2. 2.780 increased by 5% =
  3. 3.80 decreased by 15% =
  4. 4.160 decreased by 15% =
  5. 5.725 increased by 8% =
  6. 6.40 increased by 15% =
  7. 7.676 increased by 25% =
  8. 8.134 increased by 50% =
  9. 9.300 increased by 35% =
  10. 10.250 decreased by 12% =
  11. 11.584 increased by 75% =
  12. 12.800 decreased by 5% =
  13. 13.100 increased by 30% =
  14. 14.696 increased by 75% =
  15. 15.420 increased by 15% =
  16. 16.40 decreased by 30% =
  17. 17.444 decreased by 75% =
  18. 18.300 increased by 8% =
  19. 19.290 decreased by 20% =
  20. 20.330 increased by 10% =
  21. 21.300 decreased by 5% =
  22. 22.190 decreased by 40% =
  23. 23.680 increased by 35% =
  24. 24.740 decreased by 40% =
  25. 25.100 decreased by 30% =
  26. 26.740 increased by 30% =
  27. 27.165 increased by 20% =
  28. 28.750 increased by 20% =
  29. 29.85 increased by 60% =
  30. 30.505 increased by 40% =
  31. 31.190 increased by 20% =
  32. 32.550 increased by 60% =
  33. 33.725 increased by 12% =
  34. 34.652 increased by 25% =
  35. 35.710 increased by 30% =
  36. 36.80 increased by 30% =
  37. 37.300 increased by 8% =
  38. 38.545 increased by 20% =
  39. 39.440 increased by 75% =
  40. 40.646 decreased by 50% =

Answer key

  1. 264
  2. 819
  3. 68
  4. 136
  5. 783
  6. 46
  7. 845
  8. 201
  9. 405
  10. 220
  11. 1022
  12. 760
  13. 130
  14. 1218
  15. 483
  16. 28
  17. 111
  18. 324
  19. 232
  20. 363
  21. 285
  22. 114
  23. 918
  24. 444
  25. 70
  26. 962
  27. 198
  28. 900
  29. 136
  30. 707
  31. 228
  32. 880
  33. 812
  34. 815
  35. 923
  36. 104
  37. 324
  38. 654
  39. 770
  40. 323

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