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Percentage Increase and Decrease Trick Worksheet

Speed calculation lesson 23: Increase or decrease by a percent · Set 762 · 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 increased by 50% =
  2. 2.190 increased by 20% =
  3. 3.650 increased by 12% =
  4. 4.700 decreased by 15% =
  5. 5.620 increased by 35% =
  6. 6.140 increased by 20% =
  7. 7.670 increased by 30% =
  8. 8.220 decreased by 15% =
  9. 9.750 increased by 12% =
  10. 10.640 decreased by 35% =
  11. 11.50 decreased by 8% =
  12. 12.100 decreased by 5% =
  13. 13.560 decreased by 15% =
  14. 14.490 increased by 10% =
  15. 15.648 increased by 25% =
  16. 16.775 decreased by 8% =
  17. 17.695 increased by 20% =
  18. 18.252 increased by 75% =
  19. 19.140 increased by 40% =
  20. 20.770 decreased by 60% =
  21. 21.710 decreased by 60% =
  22. 22.250 increased by 12% =
  23. 23.720 increased by 30% =
  24. 24.290 increased by 30% =
  25. 25.532 decreased by 25% =
  26. 26.360 increased by 15% =
  27. 27.42 increased by 50% =
  28. 28.212 decreased by 25% =
  29. 29.75 decreased by 8% =
  30. 30.540 increased by 15% =
  31. 31.540 increased by 35% =
  32. 32.620 increased by 35% =
  33. 33.140 increased by 35% =
  34. 34.310 increased by 20% =
  35. 35.550 increased by 12% =
  36. 36.600 decreased by 5% =
  37. 37.480 decreased by 40% =
  38. 38.745 increased by 20% =
  39. 39.544 increased by 75% =
  40. 40.350 decreased by 10% =

Answer key

  1. 180
  2. 228
  3. 728
  4. 595
  5. 837
  6. 168
  7. 871
  8. 187
  9. 840
  10. 416
  11. 46
  12. 95
  13. 476
  14. 539
  15. 810
  16. 713
  17. 834
  18. 441
  19. 196
  20. 308
  21. 284
  22. 280
  23. 936
  24. 377
  25. 399
  26. 414
  27. 63
  28. 159
  29. 69
  30. 621
  31. 729
  32. 837
  33. 189
  34. 372
  35. 616
  36. 570
  37. 288
  38. 894
  39. 952
  40. 315

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