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Percentage Increase and Decrease Trick Worksheet

Speed calculation lesson 23: Increase or decrease by a percent · Set 709 · 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. 1.508 increased by 75% =
  2. 2.550 increased by 10% =
  3. 3.765 increased by 20% =
  4. 4.220 decreased by 15% =
  5. 5.40 increased by 50% =
  6. 6.388 increased by 75% =
  7. 7.72 increased by 25% =
  8. 8.660 decreased by 5% =
  9. 9.152 decreased by 75% =
  10. 10.225 decreased by 40% =
  11. 11.625 decreased by 12% =
  12. 12.70 increased by 30% =
  13. 13.800 increased by 12% =
  14. 14.635 increased by 20% =
  15. 15.755 increased by 20% =
  16. 16.380 increased by 35% =
  17. 17.330 increased by 10% =
  18. 18.575 increased by 12% =
  19. 19.190 increased by 20% =
  20. 20.385 decreased by 60% =
  21. 21.236 increased by 75% =
  22. 22.145 increased by 40% =
  23. 23.380 decreased by 5% =
  24. 24.208 increased by 75% =
  25. 25.100 decreased by 35% =
  26. 26.396 increased by 75% =
  27. 27.760 decreased by 5% =
  28. 28.692 decreased by 25% =
  29. 29.184 increased by 25% =
  30. 30.420 increased by 5% =
  31. 31.195 increased by 60% =
  32. 32.550 increased by 12% =
  33. 33.565 increased by 20% =
  34. 34.180 decreased by 5% =
  35. 35.600 decreased by 15% =
  36. 36.192 decreased by 25% =
  37. 37.100 increased by 60% =
  38. 38.396 increased by 75% =
  39. 39.75 increased by 8% =
  40. 40.150 decreased by 8% =

Answer key

  1. 889
  2. 605
  3. 918
  4. 187
  5. 60
  6. 679
  7. 90
  8. 627
  9. 38
  10. 135
  11. 550
  12. 91
  13. 896
  14. 762
  15. 906
  16. 513
  17. 363
  18. 644
  19. 228
  20. 154
  21. 413
  22. 203
  23. 361
  24. 364
  25. 65
  26. 693
  27. 722
  28. 519
  29. 230
  30. 441
  31. 312
  32. 616
  33. 678
  34. 171
  35. 510
  36. 144
  37. 160
  38. 693
  39. 81
  40. 138

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