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Percentage Increase and Decrease Trick Worksheet

Speed calculation lesson 23: Increase or decrease by a percent · Set 670 · 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. 1.644 increased by 25% =
  2. 2.400 decreased by 15% =
  3. 3.400 increased by 8% =
  4. 4.640 increased by 15% =
  5. 5.800 decreased by 30% =
  6. 6.580 increased by 5% =
  7. 7.412 decreased by 75% =
  8. 8.80 increased by 15% =
  9. 9.700 decreased by 5% =
  10. 10.755 decreased by 60% =
  11. 11.125 increased by 12% =
  12. 12.80 decreased by 15% =
  13. 13.630 decreased by 30% =
  14. 14.200 decreased by 15% =
  15. 15.68 increased by 75% =
  16. 16.475 increased by 8% =
  17. 17.600 decreased by 8% =
  18. 18.550 decreased by 50% =
  19. 19.430 increased by 30% =
  20. 20.800 increased by 12% =
  21. 21.418 increased by 50% =
  22. 22.60 increased by 35% =
  23. 23.440 increased by 30% =
  24. 24.440 decreased by 5% =
  25. 25.120 increased by 5% =
  26. 26.200 decreased by 35% =
  27. 27.550 increased by 8% =
  28. 28.292 increased by 25% =
  29. 29.650 increased by 8% =
  30. 30.276 increased by 25% =
  31. 31.220 increased by 5% =
  32. 32.425 increased by 8% =
  33. 33.332 decreased by 50% =
  34. 34.580 decreased by 60% =
  35. 35.580 decreased by 40% =
  36. 36.670 increased by 20% =
  37. 37.100 decreased by 5% =
  38. 38.100 increased by 35% =
  39. 39.725 increased by 12% =
  40. 40.540 decreased by 15% =

Answer key

  1. 805
  2. 340
  3. 432
  4. 736
  5. 560
  6. 609
  7. 103
  8. 92
  9. 665
  10. 302
  11. 140
  12. 68
  13. 441
  14. 170
  15. 119
  16. 513
  17. 552
  18. 275
  19. 559
  20. 896
  21. 627
  22. 81
  23. 572
  24. 418
  25. 126
  26. 130
  27. 594
  28. 365
  29. 702
  30. 345
  31. 231
  32. 459
  33. 166
  34. 232
  35. 348
  36. 804
  37. 95
  38. 135
  39. 812
  40. 459

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