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Percentage Increase and Decrease Trick Worksheet

Speed calculation lesson 23: Increase or decrease by a percent · Set 551 · 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. 1.796 increased by 25% =
  2. 2.200 increased by 10% =
  3. 3.290 decreased by 30% =
  4. 4.800 decreased by 35% =
  5. 5.240 increased by 5% =
  6. 6.660 increased by 25% =
  7. 7.365 decreased by 60% =
  8. 8.425 increased by 8% =
  9. 9.212 increased by 75% =
  10. 10.670 increased by 50% =
  11. 11.568 increased by 25% =
  12. 12.140 increased by 75% =
  13. 13.465 decreased by 60% =
  14. 14.325 decreased by 12% =
  15. 15.395 decreased by 40% =
  16. 16.768 decreased by 25% =
  17. 17.500 increased by 30% =
  18. 18.604 decreased by 25% =
  19. 19.490 decreased by 30% =
  20. 20.48 increased by 25% =
  21. 21.136 increased by 75% =
  22. 22.750 decreased by 8% =
  23. 23.450 decreased by 10% =
  24. 24.160 increased by 40% =
  25. 25.436 increased by 25% =
  26. 26.140 increased by 75% =
  27. 27.550 increased by 30% =
  28. 28.340 increased by 25% =
  29. 29.700 decreased by 8% =
  30. 30.490 decreased by 10% =
  31. 31.620 decreased by 35% =
  32. 32.458 decreased by 50% =
  33. 33.210 increased by 10% =
  34. 34.736 increased by 75% =
  35. 35.210 increased by 10% =
  36. 36.225 increased by 8% =
  37. 37.610 increased by 10% =
  38. 38.156 decreased by 75% =
  39. 39.180 increased by 35% =
  40. 40.80 decreased by 15% =

Answer key

  1. 995
  2. 220
  3. 203
  4. 520
  5. 252
  6. 825
  7. 146
  8. 459
  9. 371
  10. 1005
  11. 710
  12. 245
  13. 186
  14. 286
  15. 237
  16. 576
  17. 650
  18. 453
  19. 343
  20. 60
  21. 238
  22. 690
  23. 405
  24. 224
  25. 545
  26. 245
  27. 715
  28. 425
  29. 644
  30. 441
  31. 403
  32. 229
  33. 231
  34. 1288
  35. 231
  36. 243
  37. 671
  38. 39
  39. 243
  40. 68

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