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Percentage Increase and Decrease Trick Worksheet

Speed calculation lesson 23: Increase or decrease by a percent · Set 747 · 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. 1.700 increased by 25% =
  2. 2.100 increased by 40% =
  3. 3.725 decreased by 12% =
  4. 4.628 increased by 25% =
  5. 5.380 decreased by 5% =
  6. 6.200 increased by 30% =
  7. 7.124 decreased by 25% =
  8. 8.510 decreased by 60% =
  9. 9.200 increased by 15% =
  10. 10.140 decreased by 30% =
  11. 11.565 decreased by 20% =
  12. 12.364 decreased by 25% =
  13. 13.620 decreased by 5% =
  14. 14.660 increased by 75% =
  15. 15.240 increased by 30% =
  16. 16.150 increased by 12% =
  17. 17.524 decreased by 25% =
  18. 18.220 increased by 5% =
  19. 19.306 increased by 50% =
  20. 20.640 decreased by 15% =
  21. 21.712 increased by 25% =
  22. 22.240 increased by 20% =
  23. 23.464 decreased by 25% =
  24. 24.725 increased by 20% =
  25. 25.140 decreased by 15% =
  26. 26.212 increased by 25% =
  27. 27.608 decreased by 75% =
  28. 28.455 increased by 40% =
  29. 29.140 decreased by 35% =
  30. 30.530 increased by 20% =
  31. 31.80 increased by 60% =
  32. 32.220 increased by 10% =
  33. 33.360 decreased by 5% =
  34. 34.524 increased by 25% =
  35. 35.92 decreased by 75% =
  36. 36.300 decreased by 8% =
  37. 37.500 increased by 8% =
  38. 38.190 decreased by 20% =
  39. 39.795 decreased by 60% =
  40. 40.72 increased by 25% =

Answer key

  1. 875
  2. 140
  3. 638
  4. 785
  5. 361
  6. 260
  7. 93
  8. 204
  9. 230
  10. 98
  11. 452
  12. 273
  13. 589
  14. 1155
  15. 312
  16. 168
  17. 393
  18. 231
  19. 459
  20. 544
  21. 890
  22. 288
  23. 348
  24. 870
  25. 119
  26. 265
  27. 152
  28. 637
  29. 91
  30. 636
  31. 128
  32. 242
  33. 342
  34. 655
  35. 23
  36. 276
  37. 540
  38. 152
  39. 318
  40. 90

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