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Percentage Increase and Decrease Trick Worksheet

Speed calculation lesson 23: Increase or decrease by a percent · Set 699 · 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. 1.70 increased by 60% =
  2. 2.580 decreased by 20% =
  3. 3.330 increased by 60% =
  4. 4.410 increased by 10% =
  5. 5.665 increased by 60% =
  6. 6.750 decreased by 12% =
  7. 7.384 decreased by 25% =
  8. 8.475 decreased by 8% =
  9. 9.720 increased by 40% =
  10. 10.70 increased by 50% =
  11. 11.185 decreased by 60% =
  12. 12.265 decreased by 40% =
  13. 13.288 increased by 25% =
  14. 14.300 increased by 5% =
  15. 15.45 decreased by 20% =
  16. 16.40 decreased by 5% =
  17. 17.220 increased by 15% =
  18. 18.105 increased by 60% =
  19. 19.488 increased by 25% =
  20. 20.436 decreased by 50% =
  21. 21.420 increased by 5% =
  22. 22.105 increased by 40% =
  23. 23.215 increased by 20% =
  24. 24.160 increased by 15% =
  25. 25.260 decreased by 40% =
  26. 26.720 decreased by 15% =
  27. 27.400 increased by 35% =
  28. 28.440 decreased by 20% =
  29. 29.720 decreased by 35% =
  30. 30.760 increased by 30% =
  31. 31.700 increased by 15% =
  32. 32.220 increased by 10% =
  33. 33.775 increased by 12% =
  34. 34.420 increased by 10% =
  35. 35.570 increased by 10% =
  36. 36.550 decreased by 10% =
  37. 37.370 decreased by 20% =
  38. 38.790 increased by 60% =
  39. 39.620 decreased by 15% =
  40. 40.370 decreased by 40% =

Answer key

  1. 112
  2. 464
  3. 528
  4. 451
  5. 1064
  6. 660
  7. 288
  8. 437
  9. 1008
  10. 105
  11. 74
  12. 159
  13. 360
  14. 315
  15. 36
  16. 38
  17. 253
  18. 168
  19. 610
  20. 218
  21. 441
  22. 147
  23. 258
  24. 184
  25. 156
  26. 612
  27. 540
  28. 352
  29. 468
  30. 988
  31. 805
  32. 242
  33. 868
  34. 462
  35. 627
  36. 495
  37. 296
  38. 1264
  39. 527
  40. 222

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