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Percentage Increase and Decrease Trick Worksheet

Speed calculation lesson 23: Increase or decrease by a percent · Set 637 · 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. 1.405 increased by 20% =
  2. 2.50 decreased by 12% =
  3. 3.240 increased by 35% =
  4. 4.600 increased by 30% =
  5. 5.100 increased by 50% =
  6. 6.528 decreased by 50% =
  7. 7.320 increased by 60% =
  8. 8.420 decreased by 20% =
  9. 9.260 increased by 5% =
  10. 10.100 decreased by 8% =
  11. 11.44 increased by 25% =
  12. 12.175 increased by 12% =
  13. 13.310 increased by 40% =
  14. 14.780 increased by 60% =
  15. 15.210 decreased by 40% =
  16. 16.400 decreased by 15% =
  17. 17.150 increased by 20% =
  18. 18.160 increased by 5% =
  19. 19.475 increased by 12% =
  20. 20.156 decreased by 25% =
  21. 21.300 decreased by 10% =
  22. 22.640 decreased by 60% =
  23. 23.760 decreased by 35% =
  24. 24.450 increased by 12% =
  25. 25.470 increased by 10% =
  26. 26.320 increased by 10% =
  27. 27.132 increased by 75% =
  28. 28.80 decreased by 25% =
  29. 29.68 decreased by 25% =
  30. 30.120 increased by 5% =
  31. 31.700 increased by 35% =
  32. 32.590 increased by 10% =
  33. 33.110 increased by 60% =
  34. 34.340 increased by 15% =
  35. 35.60 increased by 10% =
  36. 36.580 increased by 5% =
  37. 37.360 decreased by 5% =
  38. 38.570 increased by 10% =
  39. 39.260 decreased by 60% =
  40. 40.524 increased by 25% =

Answer key

  1. 486
  2. 44
  3. 324
  4. 780
  5. 150
  6. 264
  7. 512
  8. 336
  9. 273
  10. 92
  11. 55
  12. 196
  13. 434
  14. 1248
  15. 126
  16. 340
  17. 180
  18. 168
  19. 532
  20. 117
  21. 270
  22. 256
  23. 494
  24. 504
  25. 517
  26. 352
  27. 231
  28. 60
  29. 51
  30. 126
  31. 945
  32. 649
  33. 176
  34. 391
  35. 66
  36. 609
  37. 342
  38. 627
  39. 104
  40. 655

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