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Percentage Increase and Decrease Trick Worksheet

Speed calculation lesson 23: Increase or decrease by a percent · Set 45 · 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. 1.104 increased by 75% =
  2. 2.140 increased by 5% =
  3. 3.100 increased by 12% =
  4. 4.175 decreased by 8% =
  5. 5.610 increased by 40% =
  6. 6.442 decreased by 50% =
  7. 7.300 increased by 8% =
  8. 8.500 increased by 15% =
  9. 9.772 increased by 25% =
  10. 10.640 increased by 35% =
  11. 11.92 increased by 75% =
  12. 12.420 increased by 35% =
  13. 13.75 increased by 8% =
  14. 14.440 increased by 10% =
  15. 15.490 decreased by 30% =
  16. 16.248 decreased by 75% =
  17. 17.150 increased by 12% =
  18. 18.155 increased by 60% =
  19. 19.630 increased by 60% =
  20. 20.448 decreased by 75% =
  21. 21.450 increased by 10% =
  22. 22.44 decreased by 75% =
  23. 23.230 increased by 40% =
  24. 24.320 increased by 25% =
  25. 25.640 increased by 5% =
  26. 26.310 decreased by 10% =
  27. 27.750 decreased by 12% =
  28. 28.80 decreased by 35% =
  29. 29.528 increased by 50% =
  30. 30.340 decreased by 20% =
  31. 31.740 increased by 30% =
  32. 32.140 increased by 5% =
  33. 33.508 increased by 75% =
  34. 34.760 decreased by 60% =
  35. 35.345 decreased by 60% =
  36. 36.110 decreased by 30% =
  37. 37.656 increased by 75% =
  38. 38.570 increased by 40% =
  39. 39.316 decreased by 25% =
  40. 40.180 increased by 30% =

Answer key

  1. 182
  2. 147
  3. 112
  4. 161
  5. 854
  6. 221
  7. 324
  8. 575
  9. 965
  10. 864
  11. 161
  12. 567
  13. 81
  14. 484
  15. 343
  16. 62
  17. 168
  18. 248
  19. 1008
  20. 112
  21. 495
  22. 11
  23. 322
  24. 400
  25. 672
  26. 279
  27. 660
  28. 52
  29. 792
  30. 272
  31. 962
  32. 147
  33. 889
  34. 304
  35. 138
  36. 77
  37. 1148
  38. 798
  39. 237
  40. 234

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