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Percentage Increase and Decrease Trick Worksheet

Speed calculation lesson 23: Increase or decrease by a percent · Set 764 · 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. 1.495 increased by 20% =
  2. 2.500 increased by 12% =
  3. 3.175 decreased by 8% =
  4. 4.156 decreased by 75% =
  5. 5.548 increased by 25% =
  6. 6.480 decreased by 5% =
  7. 7.350 increased by 30% =
  8. 8.620 increased by 50% =
  9. 9.360 increased by 40% =
  10. 10.520 decreased by 10% =
  11. 11.615 increased by 20% =
  12. 12.60 decreased by 15% =
  13. 13.450 increased by 10% =
  14. 14.575 decreased by 12% =
  15. 15.80 decreased by 15% =
  16. 16.200 increased by 35% =
  17. 17.790 increased by 10% =
  18. 18.300 increased by 10% =
  19. 19.155 increased by 20% =
  20. 20.650 increased by 12% =
  21. 21.554 decreased by 50% =
  22. 22.440 decreased by 5% =
  23. 23.680 decreased by 15% =
  24. 24.160 increased by 10% =
  25. 25.540 increased by 20% =
  26. 26.744 decreased by 25% =
  27. 27.425 increased by 12% =
  28. 28.424 increased by 25% =
  29. 29.170 decreased by 10% =
  30. 30.280 decreased by 20% =
  31. 31.736 decreased by 75% =
  32. 32.60 increased by 15% =
  33. 33.530 decreased by 30% =
  34. 34.175 decreased by 12% =
  35. 35.220 increased by 15% =
  36. 36.380 decreased by 75% =
  37. 37.460 increased by 10% =
  38. 38.360 increased by 15% =
  39. 39.260 decreased by 5% =
  40. 40.620 decreased by 15% =

Answer key

  1. 594
  2. 560
  3. 161
  4. 39
  5. 685
  6. 456
  7. 455
  8. 930
  9. 504
  10. 468
  11. 738
  12. 51
  13. 495
  14. 506
  15. 68
  16. 270
  17. 869
  18. 330
  19. 186
  20. 728
  21. 277
  22. 418
  23. 578
  24. 176
  25. 648
  26. 558
  27. 476
  28. 530
  29. 153
  30. 224
  31. 184
  32. 69
  33. 371
  34. 154
  35. 253
  36. 95
  37. 506
  38. 414
  39. 247
  40. 527

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