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Percentage Increase and Decrease Trick Worksheet

Speed calculation lesson 23: Increase or decrease by a percent · Set 507 · 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. 1.80 increased by 35% =
  2. 2.90 increased by 30% =
  3. 3.750 increased by 10% =
  4. 4.620 decreased by 25% =
  5. 5.275 decreased by 8% =
  6. 6.695 increased by 60% =
  7. 7.616 increased by 75% =
  8. 8.570 increased by 10% =
  9. 9.140 increased by 15% =
  10. 10.155 decreased by 60% =
  11. 11.590 increased by 30% =
  12. 12.80 increased by 35% =
  13. 13.100 increased by 8% =
  14. 14.270 increased by 50% =
  15. 15.540 decreased by 60% =
  16. 16.246 decreased by 50% =
  17. 17.40 increased by 30% =
  18. 18.312 decreased by 25% =
  19. 19.200 increased by 8% =
  20. 20.140 decreased by 5% =
  21. 21.400 increased by 12% =
  22. 22.150 decreased by 30% =
  23. 23.720 decreased by 60% =
  24. 24.130 decreased by 60% =
  25. 25.188 decreased by 75% =
  26. 26.700 increased by 15% =
  27. 27.720 increased by 60% =
  28. 28.775 increased by 20% =
  29. 29.650 increased by 12% =
  30. 30.60 increased by 30% =
  31. 31.105 increased by 60% =
  32. 32.780 decreased by 75% =
  33. 33.490 increased by 30% =
  34. 34.360 increased by 25% =
  35. 35.520 increased by 60% =
  36. 36.185 increased by 20% =
  37. 37.760 decreased by 30% =
  38. 38.40 decreased by 5% =
  39. 39.175 decreased by 12% =
  40. 40.450 decreased by 10% =

Answer key

  1. 108
  2. 117
  3. 825
  4. 465
  5. 253
  6. 1112
  7. 1078
  8. 627
  9. 161
  10. 62
  11. 767
  12. 108
  13. 108
  14. 405
  15. 216
  16. 123
  17. 52
  18. 234
  19. 216
  20. 133
  21. 448
  22. 105
  23. 288
  24. 52
  25. 47
  26. 805
  27. 1152
  28. 930
  29. 728
  30. 78
  31. 168
  32. 195
  33. 637
  34. 450
  35. 832
  36. 222
  37. 532
  38. 38
  39. 154
  40. 405

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