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Percentage Increase and Decrease Trick Worksheet

Speed calculation lesson 23: Increase or decrease by a percent · Set 451 · 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. 1.476 increased by 50% =
  2. 2.472 decreased by 75% =
  3. 3.175 increased by 12% =
  4. 4.654 increased by 50% =
  5. 5.65 increased by 60% =
  6. 6.575 increased by 40% =
  7. 7.336 increased by 50% =
  8. 8.620 increased by 10% =
  9. 9.650 increased by 8% =
  10. 10.582 increased by 50% =
  11. 11.625 decreased by 8% =
  12. 12.440 decreased by 10% =
  13. 13.40 decreased by 60% =
  14. 14.430 decreased by 30% =
  15. 15.364 increased by 50% =
  16. 16.420 decreased by 35% =
  17. 17.225 decreased by 8% =
  18. 18.250 decreased by 30% =
  19. 19.460 decreased by 15% =
  20. 20.610 increased by 60% =
  21. 21.380 increased by 15% =
  22. 22.600 increased by 12% =
  23. 23.425 decreased by 12% =
  24. 24.600 decreased by 15% =
  25. 25.480 increased by 5% =
  26. 26.515 increased by 60% =
  27. 27.385 decreased by 20% =
  28. 28.215 decreased by 60% =
  29. 29.300 decreased by 35% =
  30. 30.200 decreased by 8% =
  31. 31.480 increased by 35% =
  32. 32.600 increased by 8% =
  33. 33.465 increased by 40% =
  34. 34.250 decreased by 10% =
  35. 35.700 decreased by 8% =
  36. 36.125 increased by 12% =
  37. 37.795 decreased by 60% =
  38. 38.380 increased by 15% =
  39. 39.660 increased by 35% =
  40. 40.125 decreased by 8% =

Answer key

  1. 714
  2. 118
  3. 196
  4. 981
  5. 104
  6. 805
  7. 504
  8. 682
  9. 702
  10. 873
  11. 575
  12. 396
  13. 16
  14. 301
  15. 546
  16. 273
  17. 207
  18. 175
  19. 391
  20. 976
  21. 437
  22. 672
  23. 374
  24. 510
  25. 504
  26. 824
  27. 308
  28. 86
  29. 195
  30. 184
  31. 648
  32. 648
  33. 651
  34. 225
  35. 644
  36. 140
  37. 318
  38. 437
  39. 891
  40. 115

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