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Percentage Increase and Decrease Trick Worksheet

Speed calculation lesson 23: Increase or decrease by a percent · Set 523 · 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. 1.55 increased by 60% =
  2. 2.100 decreased by 5% =
  3. 3.640 increased by 25% =
  4. 4.140 decreased by 5% =
  5. 5.450 decreased by 12% =
  6. 6.360 decreased by 15% =
  7. 7.168 increased by 75% =
  8. 8.740 increased by 15% =
  9. 9.602 decreased by 50% =
  10. 10.525 increased by 12% =
  11. 11.760 decreased by 20% =
  12. 12.52 increased by 75% =
  13. 13.420 decreased by 10% =
  14. 14.750 decreased by 10% =
  15. 15.280 increased by 35% =
  16. 16.640 decreased by 10% =
  17. 17.140 decreased by 15% =
  18. 18.672 increased by 75% =
  19. 19.275 decreased by 8% =
  20. 20.615 increased by 20% =
  21. 21.210 increased by 50% =
  22. 22.525 increased by 12% =
  23. 23.116 increased by 50% =
  24. 24.380 decreased by 15% =
  25. 25.780 increased by 30% =
  26. 26.132 increased by 50% =
  27. 27.416 decreased by 50% =
  28. 28.370 increased by 10% =
  29. 29.708 decreased by 75% =
  30. 30.560 increased by 10% =
  31. 31.130 decreased by 60% =
  32. 32.540 increased by 10% =
  33. 33.650 increased by 30% =
  34. 34.525 increased by 20% =
  35. 35.150 increased by 12% =
  36. 36.85 decreased by 60% =
  37. 37.210 increased by 10% =
  38. 38.560 decreased by 35% =
  39. 39.320 decreased by 35% =
  40. 40.260 decreased by 10% =

Answer key

  1. 88
  2. 95
  3. 800
  4. 133
  5. 396
  6. 306
  7. 294
  8. 851
  9. 301
  10. 588
  11. 608
  12. 91
  13. 378
  14. 675
  15. 378
  16. 576
  17. 119
  18. 1176
  19. 253
  20. 738
  21. 315
  22. 588
  23. 174
  24. 323
  25. 1014
  26. 198
  27. 208
  28. 407
  29. 177
  30. 616
  31. 52
  32. 594
  33. 845
  34. 630
  35. 168
  36. 34
  37. 231
  38. 364
  39. 208
  40. 234

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