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Percentage Increase and Decrease Trick Worksheet

Speed calculation lesson 23: Increase or decrease by a percent · Set 427 · 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. 1.625 increased by 60% =
  2. 2.305 decreased by 60% =
  3. 3.740 increased by 10% =
  4. 4.725 increased by 12% =
  5. 5.524 increased by 25% =
  6. 6.390 increased by 60% =
  7. 7.380 decreased by 10% =
  8. 8.72 increased by 75% =
  9. 9.88 increased by 75% =
  10. 10.715 decreased by 20% =
  11. 11.800 decreased by 12% =
  12. 12.140 decreased by 35% =
  13. 13.690 increased by 60% =
  14. 14.320 increased by 75% =
  15. 15.535 decreased by 40% =
  16. 16.320 decreased by 5% =
  17. 17.610 decreased by 40% =
  18. 18.480 increased by 35% =
  19. 19.120 decreased by 5% =
  20. 20.600 increased by 10% =
  21. 21.356 increased by 25% =
  22. 22.500 decreased by 5% =
  23. 23.520 decreased by 75% =
  24. 24.425 increased by 8% =
  25. 25.600 decreased by 35% =
  26. 26.510 increased by 20% =
  27. 27.615 decreased by 20% =
  28. 28.760 decreased by 50% =
  29. 29.760 increased by 15% =
  30. 30.350 increased by 8% =
  31. 31.180 increased by 15% =
  32. 32.40 decreased by 5% =
  33. 33.480 decreased by 35% =
  34. 34.250 increased by 20% =
  35. 35.580 increased by 5% =
  36. 36.750 decreased by 12% =
  37. 37.75 decreased by 8% =
  38. 38.740 increased by 15% =
  39. 39.425 decreased by 12% =
  40. 40.316 decreased by 25% =

Answer key

  1. 1000
  2. 122
  3. 814
  4. 812
  5. 655
  6. 624
  7. 342
  8. 126
  9. 154
  10. 572
  11. 704
  12. 91
  13. 1104
  14. 560
  15. 321
  16. 304
  17. 366
  18. 648
  19. 114
  20. 660
  21. 445
  22. 475
  23. 130
  24. 459
  25. 390
  26. 612
  27. 492
  28. 380
  29. 874
  30. 378
  31. 207
  32. 38
  33. 312
  34. 300
  35. 609
  36. 660
  37. 69
  38. 851
  39. 374
  40. 237

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