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Percentage Increase and Decrease Trick Worksheet

Speed calculation lesson 23: Increase or decrease by a percent · Set 583 · 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. 1.430 increased by 20% =
  2. 2.225 increased by 8% =
  3. 3.40 increased by 5% =
  4. 4.200 decreased by 15% =
  5. 5.700 increased by 15% =
  6. 6.670 decreased by 20% =
  7. 7.120 increased by 60% =
  8. 8.255 increased by 20% =
  9. 9.400 decreased by 12% =
  10. 10.620 increased by 15% =
  11. 11.500 decreased by 35% =
  12. 12.70 increased by 50% =
  13. 13.660 increased by 15% =
  14. 14.520 increased by 40% =
  15. 15.475 increased by 40% =
  16. 16.600 increased by 15% =
  17. 17.780 decreased by 75% =
  18. 18.120 increased by 35% =
  19. 19.340 decreased by 15% =
  20. 20.680 decreased by 15% =
  21. 21.260 decreased by 5% =
  22. 22.90 decreased by 10% =
  23. 23.116 decreased by 50% =
  24. 24.528 increased by 25% =
  25. 25.800 decreased by 15% =
  26. 26.780 increased by 35% =
  27. 27.660 decreased by 35% =
  28. 28.230 decreased by 10% =
  29. 29.50 increased by 10% =
  30. 30.660 decreased by 25% =
  31. 31.184 decreased by 25% =
  32. 32.100 decreased by 12% =
  33. 33.185 increased by 60% =
  34. 34.216 decreased by 25% =
  35. 35.272 decreased by 50% =
  36. 36.560 increased by 15% =
  37. 37.265 decreased by 20% =
  38. 38.255 decreased by 60% =
  39. 39.100 increased by 12% =
  40. 40.40 increased by 75% =

Answer key

  1. 516
  2. 243
  3. 42
  4. 170
  5. 805
  6. 536
  7. 192
  8. 306
  9. 352
  10. 713
  11. 325
  12. 105
  13. 759
  14. 728
  15. 665
  16. 690
  17. 195
  18. 162
  19. 289
  20. 578
  21. 247
  22. 81
  23. 58
  24. 660
  25. 680
  26. 1053
  27. 429
  28. 207
  29. 55
  30. 495
  31. 138
  32. 88
  33. 296
  34. 162
  35. 136
  36. 644
  37. 212
  38. 102
  39. 112
  40. 70

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