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Percentage Increase and Decrease Trick Worksheet

Speed calculation lesson 23: Increase or decrease by a percent · Set 649 · 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. 1.55 increased by 60% =
  2. 2.790 increased by 30% =
  3. 3.160 increased by 40% =
  4. 4.275 increased by 12% =
  5. 5.180 decreased by 75% =
  6. 6.75 increased by 40% =
  7. 7.715 decreased by 20% =
  8. 8.248 increased by 75% =
  9. 9.340 increased by 35% =
  10. 10.260 decreased by 30% =
  11. 11.768 decreased by 50% =
  12. 12.175 decreased by 12% =
  13. 13.86 decreased by 50% =
  14. 14.652 decreased by 25% =
  15. 15.340 decreased by 5% =
  16. 16.150 increased by 12% =
  17. 17.240 decreased by 15% =
  18. 18.415 increased by 40% =
  19. 19.370 increased by 10% =
  20. 20.550 increased by 20% =
  21. 21.108 increased by 25% =
  22. 22.250 decreased by 12% =
  23. 23.270 increased by 60% =
  24. 24.450 decreased by 12% =
  25. 25.250 decreased by 10% =
  26. 26.622 decreased by 50% =
  27. 27.388 decreased by 75% =
  28. 28.175 increased by 20% =
  29. 29.75 increased by 8% =
  30. 30.160 decreased by 35% =
  31. 31.120 decreased by 5% =
  32. 32.50 increased by 20% =
  33. 33.740 decreased by 60% =
  34. 34.630 increased by 60% =
  35. 35.580 increased by 15% =
  36. 36.100 decreased by 35% =
  37. 37.312 decreased by 25% =
  38. 38.180 increased by 15% =
  39. 39.120 increased by 35% =
  40. 40.464 decreased by 25% =

Answer key

  1. 88
  2. 1027
  3. 224
  4. 308
  5. 45
  6. 105
  7. 572
  8. 434
  9. 459
  10. 182
  11. 384
  12. 154
  13. 43
  14. 489
  15. 323
  16. 168
  17. 204
  18. 581
  19. 407
  20. 660
  21. 135
  22. 220
  23. 432
  24. 396
  25. 225
  26. 311
  27. 97
  28. 210
  29. 81
  30. 104
  31. 114
  32. 60
  33. 296
  34. 1008
  35. 667
  36. 65
  37. 234
  38. 207
  39. 162
  40. 348

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