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Percentage Increase and Decrease Trick Worksheet

Speed calculation lesson 23: Increase or decrease by a percent · Set 484 · 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. 1.800 increased by 35% =
  2. 2.175 increased by 8% =
  3. 3.75 decreased by 60% =
  4. 4.315 increased by 20% =
  5. 5.300 decreased by 5% =
  6. 6.380 decreased by 5% =
  7. 7.200 increased by 8% =
  8. 8.370 increased by 60% =
  9. 9.375 decreased by 8% =
  10. 10.780 increased by 15% =
  11. 11.300 increased by 10% =
  12. 12.420 increased by 5% =
  13. 13.470 decreased by 50% =
  14. 14.240 decreased by 15% =
  15. 15.340 increased by 20% =
  16. 16.500 decreased by 12% =
  17. 17.600 increased by 35% =
  18. 18.580 increased by 5% =
  19. 19.180 increased by 10% =
  20. 20.48 decreased by 25% =
  21. 21.775 decreased by 20% =
  22. 22.240 increased by 60% =
  23. 23.360 increased by 40% =
  24. 24.450 increased by 20% =
  25. 25.750 increased by 8% =
  26. 26.316 decreased by 25% =
  27. 27.40 increased by 35% =
  28. 28.170 increased by 60% =
  29. 29.790 increased by 10% =
  30. 30.144 decreased by 75% =
  31. 31.690 decreased by 10% =
  32. 32.365 decreased by 60% =
  33. 33.675 decreased by 12% =
  34. 34.400 decreased by 8% =
  35. 35.160 decreased by 60% =
  36. 36.144 increased by 25% =
  37. 37.100 increased by 5% =
  38. 38.352 increased by 75% =
  39. 39.620 increased by 15% =
  40. 40.600 decreased by 8% =

Answer key

  1. 1080
  2. 189
  3. 30
  4. 378
  5. 285
  6. 361
  7. 216
  8. 592
  9. 345
  10. 897
  11. 330
  12. 441
  13. 235
  14. 204
  15. 408
  16. 440
  17. 810
  18. 609
  19. 198
  20. 36
  21. 620
  22. 384
  23. 504
  24. 540
  25. 810
  26. 237
  27. 54
  28. 272
  29. 869
  30. 36
  31. 621
  32. 146
  33. 594
  34. 368
  35. 64
  36. 180
  37. 105
  38. 616
  39. 713
  40. 552

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