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Percentage Increase and Decrease Trick Worksheet

Speed calculation lesson 23: Increase or decrease by a percent · Set 498 · 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. 1.176 increased by 75% =
  2. 2.400 decreased by 12% =
  3. 3.585 increased by 20% =
  4. 4.540 increased by 35% =
  5. 5.650 increased by 8% =
  6. 6.760 increased by 20% =
  7. 7.780 decreased by 15% =
  8. 8.400 increased by 40% =
  9. 9.320 increased by 35% =
  10. 10.664 increased by 25% =
  11. 11.744 decreased by 25% =
  12. 12.780 decreased by 35% =
  13. 13.500 increased by 15% =
  14. 14.620 decreased by 15% =
  15. 15.370 increased by 10% =
  16. 16.150 decreased by 30% =
  17. 17.535 increased by 60% =
  18. 18.450 decreased by 60% =
  19. 19.240 decreased by 35% =
  20. 20.275 increased by 20% =
  21. 21.340 increased by 35% =
  22. 22.625 decreased by 12% =
  23. 23.100 decreased by 12% =
  24. 24.720 increased by 30% =
  25. 25.360 decreased by 5% =
  26. 26.495 increased by 60% =
  27. 27.125 decreased by 8% =
  28. 28.480 decreased by 10% =
  29. 29.200 increased by 15% =
  30. 30.220 increased by 10% =
  31. 31.280 decreased by 15% =
  32. 32.355 increased by 60% =
  33. 33.200 decreased by 8% =
  34. 34.445 decreased by 60% =
  35. 35.260 increased by 15% =
  36. 36.785 increased by 40% =
  37. 37.50 increased by 8% =
  38. 38.260 decreased by 5% =
  39. 39.665 increased by 20% =
  40. 40.560 increased by 15% =

Answer key

  1. 308
  2. 352
  3. 702
  4. 729
  5. 702
  6. 912
  7. 663
  8. 560
  9. 432
  10. 830
  11. 558
  12. 507
  13. 575
  14. 527
  15. 407
  16. 105
  17. 856
  18. 180
  19. 156
  20. 330
  21. 459
  22. 550
  23. 88
  24. 936
  25. 342
  26. 792
  27. 115
  28. 432
  29. 230
  30. 242
  31. 238
  32. 568
  33. 184
  34. 178
  35. 299
  36. 1099
  37. 54
  38. 247
  39. 798
  40. 644

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