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Percentage Increase and Decrease Trick Worksheet

Speed calculation lesson 23: Increase or decrease by a percent · Set 748 · 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. 1.120 decreased by 15% =
  2. 2.680 increased by 15% =
  3. 3.216 increased by 25% =
  4. 4.626 increased by 50% =
  5. 5.188 increased by 75% =
  6. 6.168 increased by 50% =
  7. 7.110 increased by 20% =
  8. 8.340 increased by 10% =
  9. 9.425 increased by 12% =
  10. 10.120 decreased by 40% =
  11. 11.528 increased by 25% =
  12. 12.560 increased by 35% =
  13. 13.636 increased by 75% =
  14. 14.560 increased by 5% =
  15. 15.490 decreased by 20% =
  16. 16.375 increased by 8% =
  17. 17.560 decreased by 35% =
  18. 18.690 decreased by 10% =
  19. 19.400 decreased by 15% =
  20. 20.650 increased by 10% =
  21. 21.250 increased by 8% =
  22. 22.150 decreased by 8% =
  23. 23.648 decreased by 75% =
  24. 24.220 increased by 10% =
  25. 25.180 increased by 15% =
  26. 26.694 decreased by 50% =
  27. 27.218 decreased by 50% =
  28. 28.180 decreased by 15% =
  29. 29.50 increased by 40% =
  30. 30.100 decreased by 12% =
  31. 31.732 decreased by 75% =
  32. 32.425 increased by 12% =
  33. 33.360 decreased by 35% =
  34. 34.60 increased by 5% =
  35. 35.536 decreased by 25% =
  36. 36.140 increased by 15% =
  37. 37.600 decreased by 60% =
  38. 38.150 decreased by 8% =
  39. 39.588 decreased by 50% =
  40. 40.88 increased by 25% =

Answer key

  1. 102
  2. 782
  3. 270
  4. 939
  5. 329
  6. 252
  7. 132
  8. 374
  9. 476
  10. 72
  11. 660
  12. 756
  13. 1113
  14. 588
  15. 392
  16. 405
  17. 364
  18. 621
  19. 340
  20. 715
  21. 270
  22. 138
  23. 162
  24. 242
  25. 207
  26. 347
  27. 109
  28. 153
  29. 70
  30. 88
  31. 183
  32. 476
  33. 234
  34. 63
  35. 402
  36. 161
  37. 240
  38. 138
  39. 294
  40. 110

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