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Percentage Increase and Decrease Trick Worksheet

Speed calculation lesson 23: Increase or decrease by a percent · Set 439 · 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. 1.192 increased by 25% =
  2. 2.570 increased by 10% =
  3. 3.40 increased by 20% =
  4. 4.562 increased by 50% =
  5. 5.740 increased by 20% =
  6. 6.325 increased by 8% =
  7. 7.370 increased by 10% =
  8. 8.280 increased by 35% =
  9. 9.480 decreased by 25% =
  10. 10.380 decreased by 10% =
  11. 11.112 increased by 75% =
  12. 12.80 increased by 15% =
  13. 13.225 increased by 8% =
  14. 14.200 increased by 60% =
  15. 15.225 decreased by 8% =
  16. 16.100 decreased by 15% =
  17. 17.560 decreased by 15% =
  18. 18.140 increased by 5% =
  19. 19.260 increased by 75% =
  20. 20.460 decreased by 35% =
  21. 21.530 decreased by 10% =
  22. 22.225 increased by 8% =
  23. 23.765 increased by 60% =
  24. 24.540 decreased by 15% =
  25. 25.300 decreased by 5% =
  26. 26.400 decreased by 15% =
  27. 27.160 increased by 35% =
  28. 28.720 decreased by 15% =
  29. 29.730 decreased by 10% =
  30. 30.424 increased by 50% =
  31. 31.360 increased by 15% =
  32. 32.250 decreased by 12% =
  33. 33.720 decreased by 5% =
  34. 34.320 increased by 15% =
  35. 35.680 decreased by 20% =
  36. 36.315 decreased by 40% =
  37. 37.765 decreased by 20% =
  38. 38.575 decreased by 8% =
  39. 39.785 increased by 40% =
  40. 40.700 decreased by 60% =

Answer key

  1. 240
  2. 627
  3. 48
  4. 843
  5. 888
  6. 351
  7. 407
  8. 378
  9. 360
  10. 342
  11. 196
  12. 92
  13. 243
  14. 320
  15. 207
  16. 85
  17. 476
  18. 147
  19. 455
  20. 299
  21. 477
  22. 243
  23. 1224
  24. 459
  25. 285
  26. 340
  27. 216
  28. 612
  29. 657
  30. 636
  31. 414
  32. 220
  33. 684
  34. 368
  35. 544
  36. 189
  37. 612
  38. 529
  39. 1099
  40. 280

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