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Percentage Increase and Decrease Trick Worksheet

Speed calculation lesson 23: Increase or decrease by a percent · Set 478 · 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. 1.318 increased by 50% =
  2. 2.568 decreased by 25% =
  3. 3.175 increased by 12% =
  4. 4.570 increased by 10% =
  5. 5.650 decreased by 10% =
  6. 6.50 increased by 20% =
  7. 7.718 decreased by 50% =
  8. 8.140 increased by 5% =
  9. 9.605 decreased by 20% =
  10. 10.196 increased by 75% =
  11. 11.240 increased by 50% =
  12. 12.280 increased by 10% =
  13. 13.470 increased by 40% =
  14. 14.380 decreased by 15% =
  15. 15.40 increased by 60% =
  16. 16.160 increased by 60% =
  17. 17.224 increased by 50% =
  18. 18.228 decreased by 25% =
  19. 19.500 increased by 5% =
  20. 20.332 increased by 25% =
  21. 21.160 decreased by 5% =
  22. 22.792 decreased by 50% =
  23. 23.555 increased by 60% =
  24. 24.358 decreased by 50% =
  25. 25.785 decreased by 40% =
  26. 26.102 decreased by 50% =
  27. 27.160 increased by 10% =
  28. 28.400 increased by 10% =
  29. 29.420 decreased by 25% =
  30. 30.388 increased by 25% =
  31. 31.340 decreased by 35% =
  32. 32.400 decreased by 15% =
  33. 33.580 increased by 75% =
  34. 34.80 increased by 35% =
  35. 35.586 decreased by 50% =
  36. 36.300 decreased by 75% =
  37. 37.180 decreased by 15% =
  38. 38.490 decreased by 40% =
  39. 39.372 increased by 75% =
  40. 40.692 increased by 75% =

Answer key

  1. 477
  2. 426
  3. 196
  4. 627
  5. 585
  6. 60
  7. 359
  8. 147
  9. 484
  10. 343
  11. 360
  12. 308
  13. 658
  14. 323
  15. 64
  16. 256
  17. 336
  18. 171
  19. 525
  20. 415
  21. 152
  22. 396
  23. 888
  24. 179
  25. 471
  26. 51
  27. 176
  28. 440
  29. 315
  30. 485
  31. 221
  32. 340
  33. 1015
  34. 108
  35. 293
  36. 75
  37. 153
  38. 294
  39. 651
  40. 1211

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