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Percentage Increase and Decrease Trick Worksheet

Speed calculation lesson 23: Increase or decrease by a percent · Set 605 · 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. 1.200 increased by 25% =
  2. 2.140 decreased by 5% =
  3. 3.400 decreased by 12% =
  4. 4.255 increased by 60% =
  5. 5.295 decreased by 40% =
  6. 6.72 increased by 25% =
  7. 7.475 increased by 8% =
  8. 8.255 increased by 60% =
  9. 9.630 increased by 60% =
  10. 10.568 decreased by 75% =
  11. 11.705 decreased by 60% =
  12. 12.280 increased by 10% =
  13. 13.135 decreased by 20% =
  14. 14.710 increased by 10% =
  15. 15.800 increased by 75% =
  16. 16.180 decreased by 5% =
  17. 17.208 decreased by 50% =
  18. 18.800 decreased by 10% =
  19. 19.340 increased by 30% =
  20. 20.750 decreased by 8% =
  21. 21.670 increased by 20% =
  22. 22.50 decreased by 12% =
  23. 23.300 decreased by 30% =
  24. 24.460 increased by 10% =
  25. 25.230 decreased by 10% =
  26. 26.390 decreased by 10% =
  27. 27.570 decreased by 10% =
  28. 28.620 increased by 10% =
  29. 29.125 decreased by 8% =
  30. 30.700 decreased by 20% =
  31. 31.575 decreased by 60% =
  32. 32.76 increased by 50% =
  33. 33.435 increased by 20% =
  34. 34.368 decreased by 75% =
  35. 35.532 increased by 75% =
  36. 36.145 decreased by 40% =
  37. 37.560 increased by 15% =
  38. 38.180 increased by 15% =
  39. 39.480 decreased by 5% =
  40. 40.775 decreased by 12% =

Answer key

  1. 250
  2. 133
  3. 352
  4. 408
  5. 177
  6. 90
  7. 513
  8. 408
  9. 1008
  10. 142
  11. 282
  12. 308
  13. 108
  14. 781
  15. 1400
  16. 171
  17. 104
  18. 720
  19. 442
  20. 690
  21. 804
  22. 44
  23. 210
  24. 506
  25. 207
  26. 351
  27. 513
  28. 682
  29. 115
  30. 560
  31. 230
  32. 114
  33. 522
  34. 92
  35. 931
  36. 87
  37. 644
  38. 207
  39. 456
  40. 682

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