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Percentage Increase and Decrease Trick Worksheet

Speed calculation lesson 23: Increase or decrease by a percent · Set 564 · 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. 1.120 increased by 20% =
  2. 2.560 decreased by 5% =
  3. 3.540 decreased by 35% =
  4. 4.714 decreased by 50% =
  5. 5.540 increased by 15% =
  6. 6.84 increased by 75% =
  7. 7.700 increased by 10% =
  8. 8.200 increased by 20% =
  9. 9.760 decreased by 15% =
  10. 10.495 increased by 60% =
  11. 11.780 increased by 35% =
  12. 12.260 increased by 25% =
  13. 13.412 increased by 50% =
  14. 14.115 decreased by 60% =
  15. 15.575 decreased by 8% =
  16. 16.760 increased by 15% =
  17. 17.790 decreased by 30% =
  18. 18.128 decreased by 75% =
  19. 19.470 decreased by 10% =
  20. 20.680 increased by 35% =
  21. 21.380 increased by 5% =
  22. 22.775 increased by 40% =
  23. 23.360 decreased by 5% =
  24. 24.75 decreased by 8% =
  25. 25.80 decreased by 15% =
  26. 26.615 decreased by 60% =
  27. 27.470 increased by 40% =
  28. 28.420 increased by 15% =
  29. 29.545 increased by 60% =
  30. 30.80 decreased by 35% =
  31. 31.100 increased by 30% =
  32. 32.205 decreased by 40% =
  33. 33.98 decreased by 50% =
  34. 34.748 increased by 50% =
  35. 35.555 decreased by 20% =
  36. 36.240 increased by 15% =
  37. 37.600 decreased by 10% =
  38. 38.500 increased by 12% =
  39. 39.668 increased by 25% =
  40. 40.325 increased by 8% =

Answer key

  1. 144
  2. 532
  3. 351
  4. 357
  5. 621
  6. 147
  7. 770
  8. 240
  9. 646
  10. 792
  11. 1053
  12. 325
  13. 618
  14. 46
  15. 529
  16. 874
  17. 553
  18. 32
  19. 423
  20. 918
  21. 399
  22. 1085
  23. 342
  24. 69
  25. 68
  26. 246
  27. 658
  28. 483
  29. 872
  30. 52
  31. 130
  32. 123
  33. 49
  34. 1122
  35. 444
  36. 276
  37. 540
  38. 560
  39. 835
  40. 351

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