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Percentage Increase and Decrease Trick Worksheet

Speed calculation lesson 23: Increase or decrease by a percent · Set 647 · 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. 1.672 increased by 50% =
  2. 2.340 increased by 25% =
  3. 3.50 decreased by 60% =
  4. 4.650 increased by 10% =
  5. 5.775 decreased by 12% =
  6. 6.200 decreased by 15% =
  7. 7.310 increased by 30% =
  8. 8.90 increased by 30% =
  9. 9.146 increased by 50% =
  10. 10.100 increased by 8% =
  11. 11.380 decreased by 5% =
  12. 12.205 decreased by 60% =
  13. 13.800 increased by 15% =
  14. 14.140 decreased by 35% =
  15. 15.740 decreased by 5% =
  16. 16.500 decreased by 8% =
  17. 17.350 decreased by 12% =
  18. 18.300 decreased by 40% =
  19. 19.635 decreased by 20% =
  20. 20.640 decreased by 10% =
  21. 21.440 increased by 5% =
  22. 22.668 increased by 25% =
  23. 23.460 decreased by 5% =
  24. 24.240 increased by 15% =
  25. 25.100 increased by 5% =
  26. 26.395 increased by 60% =
  27. 27.574 decreased by 50% =
  28. 28.610 decreased by 50% =
  29. 29.700 decreased by 15% =
  30. 30.350 increased by 20% =
  31. 31.425 decreased by 8% =
  32. 32.400 increased by 5% =
  33. 33.780 decreased by 5% =
  34. 34.136 increased by 75% =
  35. 35.200 increased by 8% =
  36. 36.520 increased by 25% =
  37. 37.500 increased by 12% =
  38. 38.735 increased by 40% =
  39. 39.160 increased by 10% =
  40. 40.758 decreased by 50% =

Answer key

  1. 1008
  2. 425
  3. 20
  4. 715
  5. 682
  6. 170
  7. 403
  8. 117
  9. 219
  10. 108
  11. 361
  12. 82
  13. 920
  14. 91
  15. 703
  16. 460
  17. 308
  18. 180
  19. 508
  20. 576
  21. 462
  22. 835
  23. 437
  24. 276
  25. 105
  26. 632
  27. 287
  28. 305
  29. 595
  30. 420
  31. 391
  32. 420
  33. 741
  34. 238
  35. 216
  36. 650
  37. 560
  38. 1029
  39. 176
  40. 379

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