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Percentage Increase and Decrease Trick Worksheet

Speed calculation lesson 23: Increase or decrease by a percent · Set 606 · 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 40% =
  2. 2.560 decreased by 5% =
  3. 3.75 increased by 12% =
  4. 4.112 decreased by 25% =
  5. 5.170 increased by 10% =
  6. 6.176 increased by 50% =
  7. 7.675 increased by 12% =
  8. 8.336 increased by 75% =
  9. 9.660 decreased by 75% =
  10. 10.280 increased by 15% =
  11. 11.220 increased by 35% =
  12. 12.250 decreased by 30% =
  13. 13.308 increased by 25% =
  14. 14.60 decreased by 30% =
  15. 15.40 increased by 15% =
  16. 16.510 decreased by 30% =
  17. 17.150 decreased by 8% =
  18. 18.630 increased by 10% =
  19. 19.725 decreased by 12% =
  20. 20.200 increased by 8% =
  21. 21.364 increased by 75% =
  22. 22.790 increased by 10% =
  23. 23.540 increased by 5% =
  24. 24.350 decreased by 8% =
  25. 25.340 decreased by 5% =
  26. 26.110 decreased by 20% =
  27. 27.560 increased by 30% =
  28. 28.630 increased by 40% =
  29. 29.340 increased by 35% =
  30. 30.780 decreased by 30% =
  31. 31.100 decreased by 12% =
  32. 32.406 increased by 50% =
  33. 33.444 increased by 25% =
  34. 34.615 increased by 40% =
  35. 35.395 decreased by 20% =
  36. 36.240 increased by 35% =
  37. 37.664 increased by 25% =
  38. 38.150 increased by 8% =
  39. 39.380 increased by 30% =
  40. 40.690 increased by 10% =

Answer key

  1. 931
  2. 532
  3. 84
  4. 84
  5. 187
  6. 264
  7. 756
  8. 588
  9. 165
  10. 322
  11. 297
  12. 175
  13. 385
  14. 42
  15. 46
  16. 357
  17. 138
  18. 693
  19. 638
  20. 216
  21. 637
  22. 869
  23. 567
  24. 322
  25. 323
  26. 88
  27. 728
  28. 882
  29. 459
  30. 546
  31. 88
  32. 609
  33. 555
  34. 861
  35. 316
  36. 324
  37. 830
  38. 162
  39. 494
  40. 759

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