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Percentage Increase and Decrease Trick Worksheet

Speed calculation lesson 23: Increase or decrease by a percent · Set 517 · 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. 1.312 increased by 75% =
  2. 2.228 increased by 75% =
  3. 3.260 decreased by 35% =
  4. 4.396 decreased by 25% =
  5. 5.620 increased by 60% =
  6. 6.208 increased by 25% =
  7. 7.325 decreased by 20% =
  8. 8.650 increased by 10% =
  9. 9.380 increased by 75% =
  10. 10.715 decreased by 40% =
  11. 11.545 decreased by 60% =
  12. 12.95 increased by 40% =
  13. 13.472 increased by 25% =
  14. 14.246 increased by 50% =
  15. 15.415 decreased by 60% =
  16. 16.640 increased by 30% =
  17. 17.400 decreased by 8% =
  18. 18.440 increased by 5% =
  19. 19.296 increased by 25% =
  20. 20.750 decreased by 8% =
  21. 21.240 decreased by 15% =
  22. 22.290 increased by 30% =
  23. 23.520 increased by 10% =
  24. 24.214 increased by 50% =
  25. 25.480 increased by 50% =
  26. 26.755 decreased by 20% =
  27. 27.75 decreased by 60% =
  28. 28.475 decreased by 40% =
  29. 29.732 increased by 25% =
  30. 30.630 increased by 10% =
  31. 31.620 increased by 40% =
  32. 32.320 increased by 35% =
  33. 33.580 decreased by 15% =
  34. 34.540 increased by 60% =
  35. 35.448 decreased by 75% =
  36. 36.40 decreased by 35% =
  37. 37.560 decreased by 10% =
  38. 38.740 increased by 35% =
  39. 39.420 decreased by 60% =
  40. 40.588 decreased by 75% =

Answer key

  1. 546
  2. 399
  3. 169
  4. 297
  5. 992
  6. 260
  7. 260
  8. 715
  9. 665
  10. 429
  11. 218
  12. 133
  13. 590
  14. 369
  15. 166
  16. 832
  17. 368
  18. 462
  19. 370
  20. 690
  21. 204
  22. 377
  23. 572
  24. 321
  25. 720
  26. 604
  27. 30
  28. 285
  29. 915
  30. 693
  31. 868
  32. 432
  33. 493
  34. 864
  35. 112
  36. 26
  37. 504
  38. 999
  39. 168
  40. 147

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