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Percentage Increase and Decrease Trick Worksheet

Speed calculation lesson 23: Increase or decrease by a percent · Set 547 · 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. 1.272 increased by 75% =
  2. 2.220 increased by 15% =
  3. 3.200 increased by 12% =
  4. 4.148 increased by 75% =
  5. 5.700 decreased by 5% =
  6. 6.615 decreased by 60% =
  7. 7.244 increased by 25% =
  8. 8.160 increased by 5% =
  9. 9.800 increased by 5% =
  10. 10.728 decreased by 25% =
  11. 11.160 increased by 15% =
  12. 12.610 increased by 30% =
  13. 13.665 increased by 60% =
  14. 14.185 decreased by 60% =
  15. 15.360 increased by 10% =
  16. 16.235 increased by 20% =
  17. 17.750 increased by 12% =
  18. 18.720 increased by 15% =
  19. 19.68 decreased by 50% =
  20. 20.690 decreased by 10% =
  21. 21.120 decreased by 10% =
  22. 22.685 decreased by 20% =
  23. 23.560 decreased by 35% =
  24. 24.800 decreased by 50% =
  25. 25.680 decreased by 35% =
  26. 26.330 increased by 60% =
  27. 27.640 increased by 40% =
  28. 28.575 decreased by 8% =
  29. 29.580 increased by 60% =
  30. 30.760 decreased by 5% =
  31. 31.760 decreased by 25% =
  32. 32.85 increased by 20% =
  33. 33.150 increased by 12% =
  34. 34.160 increased by 35% =
  35. 35.480 decreased by 35% =
  36. 36.312 increased by 25% =
  37. 37.350 increased by 30% =
  38. 38.265 increased by 60% =
  39. 39.384 decreased by 25% =
  40. 40.684 increased by 50% =

Answer key

  1. 476
  2. 253
  3. 224
  4. 259
  5. 665
  6. 246
  7. 305
  8. 168
  9. 840
  10. 546
  11. 184
  12. 793
  13. 1064
  14. 74
  15. 396
  16. 282
  17. 840
  18. 828
  19. 34
  20. 621
  21. 108
  22. 548
  23. 364
  24. 400
  25. 442
  26. 528
  27. 896
  28. 529
  29. 928
  30. 722
  31. 570
  32. 102
  33. 168
  34. 216
  35. 312
  36. 390
  37. 455
  38. 424
  39. 288
  40. 1026

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