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Percentage Increase and Decrease Trick Worksheet

Speed calculation lesson 23: Increase or decrease by a percent · Set 710 · 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. 1.752 increased by 75% =
  2. 2.300 decreased by 15% =
  3. 3.190 decreased by 40% =
  4. 4.125 decreased by 12% =
  5. 5.60 increased by 15% =
  6. 6.390 decreased by 20% =
  7. 7.40 increased by 25% =
  8. 8.290 decreased by 10% =
  9. 9.46 increased by 50% =
  10. 10.550 increased by 8% =
  11. 11.292 decreased by 25% =
  12. 12.500 increased by 8% =
  13. 13.464 increased by 25% =
  14. 14.434 increased by 50% =
  15. 15.720 decreased by 5% =
  16. 16.400 decreased by 8% =
  17. 17.122 decreased by 50% =
  18. 18.236 increased by 50% =
  19. 19.696 decreased by 75% =
  20. 20.330 increased by 30% =
  21. 21.770 decreased by 40% =
  22. 22.200 increased by 12% =
  23. 23.325 increased by 8% =
  24. 24.525 increased by 12% =
  25. 25.56 increased by 25% =
  26. 26.320 decreased by 25% =
  27. 27.120 increased by 10% =
  28. 28.95 decreased by 40% =
  29. 29.565 decreased by 60% =
  30. 30.315 increased by 20% =
  31. 31.575 increased by 12% =
  32. 32.620 decreased by 5% =
  33. 33.725 increased by 12% =
  34. 34.500 decreased by 10% =
  35. 35.625 increased by 12% =
  36. 36.340 decreased by 35% =
  37. 37.600 decreased by 8% =
  38. 38.105 increased by 60% =
  39. 39.425 increased by 60% =
  40. 40.425 increased by 40% =

Answer key

  1. 1316
  2. 255
  3. 114
  4. 110
  5. 69
  6. 312
  7. 50
  8. 261
  9. 69
  10. 594
  11. 219
  12. 540
  13. 580
  14. 651
  15. 684
  16. 368
  17. 61
  18. 354
  19. 174
  20. 429
  21. 462
  22. 224
  23. 351
  24. 588
  25. 70
  26. 240
  27. 132
  28. 57
  29. 226
  30. 378
  31. 644
  32. 589
  33. 812
  34. 450
  35. 700
  36. 221
  37. 552
  38. 168
  39. 680
  40. 595

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