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Percentage Increase and Decrease Trick Worksheet

Speed calculation lesson 23: Increase or decrease by a percent · Set 556 · 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. 1.665 increased by 20% =
  2. 2.675 decreased by 12% =
  3. 3.210 increased by 20% =
  4. 4.275 decreased by 12% =
  5. 5.500 increased by 15% =
  6. 6.510 decreased by 20% =
  7. 7.146 decreased by 50% =
  8. 8.340 increased by 35% =
  9. 9.400 increased by 35% =
  10. 10.800 increased by 40% =
  11. 11.140 decreased by 5% =
  12. 12.775 increased by 12% =
  13. 13.360 increased by 10% =
  14. 14.440 increased by 5% =
  15. 15.740 increased by 60% =
  16. 16.520 increased by 15% =
  17. 17.380 increased by 5% =
  18. 18.625 decreased by 12% =
  19. 19.325 increased by 12% =
  20. 20.190 decreased by 60% =
  21. 21.560 decreased by 10% =
  22. 22.530 increased by 10% =
  23. 23.736 increased by 25% =
  24. 24.800 increased by 75% =
  25. 25.525 decreased by 12% =
  26. 26.765 increased by 40% =
  27. 27.210 increased by 50% =
  28. 28.40 increased by 25% =
  29. 29.512 increased by 75% =
  30. 30.440 decreased by 15% =
  31. 31.200 increased by 35% =
  32. 32.250 increased by 8% =
  33. 33.180 decreased by 35% =
  34. 34.380 decreased by 5% =
  35. 35.90 decreased by 60% =
  36. 36.360 decreased by 5% =
  37. 37.370 increased by 60% =
  38. 38.725 decreased by 8% =
  39. 39.180 decreased by 35% =
  40. 40.92 increased by 75% =

Answer key

  1. 798
  2. 594
  3. 252
  4. 242
  5. 575
  6. 408
  7. 73
  8. 459
  9. 540
  10. 1120
  11. 133
  12. 868
  13. 396
  14. 462
  15. 1184
  16. 598
  17. 399
  18. 550
  19. 364
  20. 76
  21. 504
  22. 583
  23. 920
  24. 1400
  25. 462
  26. 1071
  27. 315
  28. 50
  29. 896
  30. 374
  31. 270
  32. 270
  33. 117
  34. 361
  35. 36
  36. 342
  37. 592
  38. 667
  39. 117
  40. 161

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