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Percentage Increase and Decrease Trick Worksheet

Speed calculation lesson 23: Increase or decrease by a percent · Set 514 · 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. 1.572 increased by 75% =
  2. 2.460 decreased by 35% =
  3. 3.475 decreased by 8% =
  4. 4.420 decreased by 35% =
  5. 5.560 decreased by 25% =
  6. 6.320 increased by 5% =
  7. 7.344 decreased by 75% =
  8. 8.240 increased by 35% =
  9. 9.400 increased by 50% =
  10. 10.692 decreased by 75% =
  11. 11.420 increased by 15% =
  12. 12.150 decreased by 12% =
  13. 13.344 decreased by 25% =
  14. 14.710 decreased by 10% =
  15. 15.476 increased by 75% =
  16. 16.660 increased by 20% =
  17. 17.50 decreased by 12% =
  18. 18.410 decreased by 60% =
  19. 19.56 decreased by 50% =
  20. 20.260 increased by 20% =
  21. 21.80 increased by 5% =
  22. 22.325 decreased by 40% =
  23. 23.628 decreased by 75% =
  24. 24.696 decreased by 25% =
  25. 25.736 decreased by 50% =
  26. 26.160 increased by 5% =
  27. 27.376 increased by 25% =
  28. 28.300 decreased by 35% =
  29. 29.296 decreased by 75% =
  30. 30.200 increased by 20% =
  31. 31.60 increased by 10% =
  32. 32.800 decreased by 50% =
  33. 33.560 decreased by 30% =
  34. 34.424 increased by 50% =
  35. 35.192 decreased by 75% =
  36. 36.50 decreased by 8% =
  37. 37.120 increased by 15% =
  38. 38.300 increased by 12% =
  39. 39.572 decreased by 25% =
  40. 40.225 increased by 12% =

Answer key

  1. 1001
  2. 299
  3. 437
  4. 273
  5. 420
  6. 336
  7. 86
  8. 324
  9. 600
  10. 173
  11. 483
  12. 132
  13. 258
  14. 639
  15. 833
  16. 792
  17. 44
  18. 164
  19. 28
  20. 312
  21. 84
  22. 195
  23. 157
  24. 522
  25. 368
  26. 168
  27. 470
  28. 195
  29. 74
  30. 240
  31. 66
  32. 400
  33. 392
  34. 636
  35. 48
  36. 46
  37. 138
  38. 336
  39. 429
  40. 252

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