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Percentage Increase and Decrease Trick Worksheet

Speed calculation lesson 23: Increase or decrease by a percent · Set 44 · 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. 1.44 increased by 75% =
  2. 2.250 decreased by 20% =
  3. 3.426 decreased by 50% =
  4. 4.355 decreased by 40% =
  5. 5.524 increased by 25% =
  6. 6.516 increased by 75% =
  7. 7.700 increased by 30% =
  8. 8.675 increased by 20% =
  9. 9.170 increased by 20% =
  10. 10.172 increased by 50% =
  11. 11.285 decreased by 60% =
  12. 12.200 increased by 30% =
  13. 13.220 increased by 10% =
  14. 14.760 decreased by 75% =
  15. 15.355 increased by 20% =
  16. 16.400 increased by 15% =
  17. 17.246 increased by 50% =
  18. 18.425 increased by 12% =
  19. 19.165 decreased by 20% =
  20. 20.760 increased by 75% =
  21. 21.115 increased by 40% =
  22. 22.700 decreased by 75% =
  23. 23.560 increased by 15% =
  24. 24.400 decreased by 12% =
  25. 25.516 increased by 50% =
  26. 26.240 decreased by 75% =
  27. 27.340 decreased by 15% =
  28. 28.40 decreased by 50% =
  29. 29.530 increased by 30% =
  30. 30.190 increased by 60% =
  31. 31.650 increased by 8% =
  32. 32.235 increased by 20% =
  33. 33.376 decreased by 75% =
  34. 34.60 increased by 15% =
  35. 35.630 decreased by 10% =
  36. 36.325 decreased by 8% =
  37. 37.572 increased by 25% =
  38. 38.95 decreased by 20% =
  39. 39.140 increased by 75% =
  40. 40.160 increased by 10% =

Answer key

  1. 77
  2. 200
  3. 213
  4. 213
  5. 655
  6. 903
  7. 910
  8. 810
  9. 204
  10. 258
  11. 114
  12. 260
  13. 242
  14. 190
  15. 426
  16. 460
  17. 369
  18. 476
  19. 132
  20. 1330
  21. 161
  22. 175
  23. 644
  24. 352
  25. 774
  26. 60
  27. 289
  28. 20
  29. 689
  30. 304
  31. 702
  32. 282
  33. 94
  34. 69
  35. 567
  36. 299
  37. 715
  38. 76
  39. 245
  40. 176

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