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Percentage Increase and Decrease Trick Worksheet

Speed calculation lesson 23: Increase or decrease by a percent · Set 486 · 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. 1.275 increased by 20% =
  2. 2.572 decreased by 75% =
  3. 3.88 decreased by 75% =
  4. 4.180 increased by 25% =
  5. 5.85 decreased by 20% =
  6. 6.120 decreased by 20% =
  7. 7.525 decreased by 12% =
  8. 8.150 increased by 40% =
  9. 9.450 increased by 10% =
  10. 10.560 increased by 15% =
  11. 11.292 decreased by 25% =
  12. 12.390 decreased by 50% =
  13. 13.576 decreased by 75% =
  14. 14.260 increased by 75% =
  15. 15.120 increased by 35% =
  16. 16.365 increased by 20% =
  17. 17.712 increased by 25% =
  18. 18.292 decreased by 75% =
  19. 19.472 decreased by 50% =
  20. 20.80 increased by 60% =
  21. 21.460 increased by 5% =
  22. 22.440 decreased by 60% =
  23. 23.716 increased by 75% =
  24. 24.660 decreased by 15% =
  25. 25.180 decreased by 5% =
  26. 26.175 decreased by 12% =
  27. 27.365 decreased by 20% =
  28. 28.150 increased by 60% =
  29. 29.510 decreased by 60% =
  30. 30.520 increased by 10% =
  31. 31.180 decreased by 10% =
  32. 32.296 increased by 75% =
  33. 33.650 increased by 10% =
  34. 34.528 increased by 75% =
  35. 35.728 increased by 50% =
  36. 36.720 decreased by 35% =
  37. 37.480 decreased by 25% =
  38. 38.212 decreased by 25% =
  39. 39.125 decreased by 20% =
  40. 40.316 increased by 75% =

Answer key

  1. 330
  2. 143
  3. 22
  4. 225
  5. 68
  6. 96
  7. 462
  8. 210
  9. 495
  10. 644
  11. 219
  12. 195
  13. 144
  14. 455
  15. 162
  16. 438
  17. 890
  18. 73
  19. 236
  20. 128
  21. 483
  22. 176
  23. 1253
  24. 561
  25. 171
  26. 154
  27. 292
  28. 240
  29. 204
  30. 572
  31. 162
  32. 518
  33. 715
  34. 924
  35. 1092
  36. 468
  37. 360
  38. 159
  39. 100
  40. 553

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