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Percentage Increase and Decrease Trick Worksheet

Speed calculation lesson 23: Increase or decrease by a percent · Set 559 · 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. 1.205 increased by 20% =
  2. 2.240 increased by 15% =
  3. 3.730 increased by 10% =
  4. 4.380 increased by 15% =
  5. 5.560 increased by 75% =
  6. 6.240 decreased by 20% =
  7. 7.175 increased by 12% =
  8. 8.400 increased by 20% =
  9. 9.155 decreased by 20% =
  10. 10.640 increased by 10% =
  11. 11.640 decreased by 15% =
  12. 12.600 increased by 40% =
  13. 13.600 increased by 15% =
  14. 14.200 increased by 15% =
  15. 15.75 decreased by 12% =
  16. 16.560 decreased by 35% =
  17. 17.430 increased by 30% =
  18. 18.410 increased by 60% =
  19. 19.675 increased by 40% =
  20. 20.140 decreased by 10% =
  21. 21.625 decreased by 12% =
  22. 22.385 increased by 40% =
  23. 23.512 increased by 50% =
  24. 24.735 increased by 20% =
  25. 25.560 decreased by 15% =
  26. 26.220 increased by 60% =
  27. 27.40 increased by 5% =
  28. 28.632 increased by 25% =
  29. 29.710 decreased by 30% =
  30. 30.740 decreased by 5% =
  31. 31.675 decreased by 40% =
  32. 32.600 increased by 35% =
  33. 33.150 increased by 40% =
  34. 34.60 increased by 75% =
  35. 35.690 increased by 10% =
  36. 36.232 decreased by 75% =
  37. 37.210 increased by 30% =
  38. 38.700 decreased by 5% =
  39. 39.775 decreased by 8% =
  40. 40.466 increased by 50% =

Answer key

  1. 246
  2. 276
  3. 803
  4. 437
  5. 980
  6. 192
  7. 196
  8. 480
  9. 124
  10. 704
  11. 544
  12. 840
  13. 690
  14. 230
  15. 66
  16. 364
  17. 559
  18. 656
  19. 945
  20. 126
  21. 550
  22. 539
  23. 768
  24. 882
  25. 476
  26. 352
  27. 42
  28. 790
  29. 497
  30. 703
  31. 405
  32. 810
  33. 210
  34. 105
  35. 759
  36. 58
  37. 273
  38. 665
  39. 713
  40. 699

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