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Percentage Increase and Decrease Trick Worksheet

Speed calculation lesson 23: Increase or decrease by a percent · Set 613 · 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. 1.680 increased by 40% =
  2. 2.425 decreased by 8% =
  3. 3.80 decreased by 35% =
  4. 4.360 increased by 15% =
  5. 5.350 decreased by 20% =
  6. 6.492 increased by 25% =
  7. 7.800 increased by 12% =
  8. 8.765 increased by 20% =
  9. 9.710 decreased by 60% =
  10. 10.580 increased by 15% =
  11. 11.350 decreased by 10% =
  12. 12.732 decreased by 75% =
  13. 13.190 increased by 20% =
  14. 14.55 increased by 60% =
  15. 15.120 decreased by 30% =
  16. 16.460 decreased by 5% =
  17. 17.150 decreased by 12% =
  18. 18.90 decreased by 30% =
  19. 19.340 increased by 10% =
  20. 20.600 decreased by 12% =
  21. 21.80 decreased by 35% =
  22. 22.650 decreased by 30% =
  23. 23.680 decreased by 5% =
  24. 24.656 increased by 25% =
  25. 25.420 increased by 40% =
  26. 26.60 increased by 5% =
  27. 27.554 increased by 50% =
  28. 28.330 decreased by 50% =
  29. 29.125 increased by 20% =
  30. 30.348 increased by 25% =
  31. 31.736 increased by 75% =
  32. 32.40 decreased by 15% =
  33. 33.420 decreased by 5% =
  34. 34.165 decreased by 20% =
  35. 35.200 decreased by 30% =
  36. 36.600 decreased by 8% =
  37. 37.672 increased by 50% =
  38. 38.660 increased by 15% =
  39. 39.152 increased by 75% =
  40. 40.750 increased by 12% =

Answer key

  1. 952
  2. 391
  3. 52
  4. 414
  5. 280
  6. 615
  7. 896
  8. 918
  9. 284
  10. 667
  11. 315
  12. 183
  13. 228
  14. 88
  15. 84
  16. 437
  17. 132
  18. 63
  19. 374
  20. 528
  21. 52
  22. 455
  23. 646
  24. 820
  25. 588
  26. 63
  27. 831
  28. 165
  29. 150
  30. 435
  31. 1288
  32. 34
  33. 399
  34. 132
  35. 140
  36. 552
  37. 1008
  38. 759
  39. 266
  40. 840

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