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Percentage Increase and Decrease Trick Worksheet

Speed calculation lesson 23: Increase or decrease by a percent · Set 476 · 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. 1.655 increased by 60% =
  2. 2.620 decreased by 25% =
  3. 3.175 decreased by 8% =
  4. 4.205 decreased by 40% =
  5. 5.548 decreased by 50% =
  6. 6.440 decreased by 30% =
  7. 7.535 decreased by 60% =
  8. 8.690 increased by 30% =
  9. 9.570 increased by 10% =
  10. 10.150 increased by 30% =
  11. 11.216 increased by 75% =
  12. 12.175 decreased by 12% =
  13. 13.184 decreased by 75% =
  14. 14.640 increased by 75% =
  15. 15.590 decreased by 50% =
  16. 16.320 decreased by 35% =
  17. 17.110 increased by 60% =
  18. 18.40 decreased by 25% =
  19. 19.360 increased by 35% =
  20. 20.275 decreased by 12% =
  21. 21.80 increased by 25% =
  22. 22.100 decreased by 60% =
  23. 23.140 decreased by 15% =
  24. 24.240 decreased by 35% =
  25. 25.145 increased by 40% =
  26. 26.800 decreased by 5% =
  27. 27.780 increased by 50% =
  28. 28.620 increased by 15% =
  29. 29.125 increased by 12% =
  30. 30.140 increased by 5% =
  31. 31.420 increased by 35% =
  32. 32.500 increased by 35% =
  33. 33.656 increased by 75% =
  34. 34.380 increased by 5% =
  35. 35.575 decreased by 12% =
  36. 36.575 increased by 12% =
  37. 37.112 increased by 25% =
  38. 38.795 decreased by 60% =
  39. 39.232 decreased by 75% =
  40. 40.180 decreased by 35% =

Answer key

  1. 1048
  2. 465
  3. 161
  4. 123
  5. 274
  6. 308
  7. 214
  8. 897
  9. 627
  10. 195
  11. 378
  12. 154
  13. 46
  14. 1120
  15. 295
  16. 208
  17. 176
  18. 30
  19. 486
  20. 242
  21. 100
  22. 40
  23. 119
  24. 156
  25. 203
  26. 760
  27. 1170
  28. 713
  29. 140
  30. 147
  31. 567
  32. 675
  33. 1148
  34. 399
  35. 506
  36. 644
  37. 140
  38. 318
  39. 58
  40. 117

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