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Percentage Increase and Decrease Trick Worksheet

Speed calculation lesson 23: Increase or decrease by a percent · Set 49 · 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. 1.376 increased by 75% =
  2. 2.100 increased by 5% =
  3. 3.110 increased by 10% =
  4. 4.540 increased by 15% =
  5. 5.240 decreased by 5% =
  6. 6.145 decreased by 60% =
  7. 7.40 increased by 30% =
  8. 8.240 increased by 25% =
  9. 9.720 increased by 30% =
  10. 10.70 decreased by 20% =
  11. 11.52 decreased by 50% =
  12. 12.260 increased by 25% =
  13. 13.800 decreased by 5% =
  14. 14.705 decreased by 60% =
  15. 15.420 increased by 35% =
  16. 16.240 increased by 20% =
  17. 17.580 increased by 50% =
  18. 18.620 decreased by 20% =
  19. 19.295 increased by 40% =
  20. 20.348 increased by 75% =
  21. 21.340 increased by 35% =
  22. 22.720 increased by 15% =
  23. 23.540 decreased by 75% =
  24. 24.252 increased by 75% =
  25. 25.470 decreased by 10% =
  26. 26.160 increased by 35% =
  27. 27.100 decreased by 15% =
  28. 28.60 decreased by 15% =
  29. 29.800 increased by 60% =
  30. 30.720 increased by 15% =
  31. 31.600 decreased by 35% =
  32. 32.470 decreased by 30% =
  33. 33.140 increased by 15% =
  34. 34.220 decreased by 5% =
  35. 35.580 increased by 5% =
  36. 36.750 increased by 40% =
  37. 37.316 increased by 75% =
  38. 38.320 increased by 5% =
  39. 39.540 increased by 35% =
  40. 40.320 decreased by 5% =

Answer key

  1. 658
  2. 105
  3. 121
  4. 621
  5. 228
  6. 58
  7. 52
  8. 300
  9. 936
  10. 56
  11. 26
  12. 325
  13. 760
  14. 282
  15. 567
  16. 288
  17. 870
  18. 496
  19. 413
  20. 609
  21. 459
  22. 828
  23. 135
  24. 441
  25. 423
  26. 216
  27. 85
  28. 51
  29. 1280
  30. 828
  31. 390
  32. 329
  33. 161
  34. 209
  35. 609
  36. 1050
  37. 553
  38. 336
  39. 729
  40. 304

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