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Percentage Increase and Decrease Trick Worksheet

Speed calculation lesson 23: Increase or decrease by a percent · Set 66 · 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. 1.520 increased by 15% =
  2. 2.712 decreased by 25% =
  3. 3.432 decreased by 75% =
  4. 4.145 increased by 60% =
  5. 5.680 increased by 30% =
  6. 6.400 decreased by 8% =
  7. 7.156 increased by 25% =
  8. 8.115 increased by 40% =
  9. 9.125 increased by 8% =
  10. 10.175 decreased by 12% =
  11. 11.674 increased by 50% =
  12. 12.140 decreased by 25% =
  13. 13.750 decreased by 30% =
  14. 14.240 decreased by 35% =
  15. 15.420 decreased by 5% =
  16. 16.560 increased by 10% =
  17. 17.85 increased by 20% =
  18. 18.240 increased by 35% =
  19. 19.120 increased by 5% =
  20. 20.332 increased by 25% =
  21. 21.125 decreased by 8% =
  22. 22.125 increased by 8% =
  23. 23.620 decreased by 20% =
  24. 24.280 decreased by 5% =
  25. 25.82 increased by 50% =
  26. 26.800 increased by 8% =
  27. 27.255 increased by 20% =
  28. 28.610 decreased by 30% =
  29. 29.645 increased by 60% =
  30. 30.100 increased by 8% =
  31. 31.410 increased by 30% =
  32. 32.296 increased by 50% =
  33. 33.480 decreased by 10% =
  34. 34.538 decreased by 50% =
  35. 35.430 increased by 10% =
  36. 36.260 increased by 15% =
  37. 37.180 increased by 60% =
  38. 38.260 increased by 5% =
  39. 39.550 decreased by 20% =
  40. 40.540 increased by 5% =

Answer key

  1. 598
  2. 534
  3. 108
  4. 232
  5. 884
  6. 368
  7. 195
  8. 161
  9. 135
  10. 154
  11. 1011
  12. 105
  13. 525
  14. 156
  15. 399
  16. 616
  17. 102
  18. 324
  19. 126
  20. 415
  21. 115
  22. 135
  23. 496
  24. 266
  25. 123
  26. 864
  27. 306
  28. 427
  29. 1032
  30. 108
  31. 533
  32. 444
  33. 432
  34. 269
  35. 473
  36. 299
  37. 288
  38. 273
  39. 440
  40. 567

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