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Percentage Increase and Decrease Trick Worksheet

Speed calculation lesson 23: Increase or decrease by a percent · Set 770 · 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. 1.40 increased by 25% =
  2. 2.300 increased by 60% =
  3. 3.140 decreased by 50% =
  4. 4.220 decreased by 25% =
  5. 5.360 increased by 5% =
  6. 6.585 decreased by 40% =
  7. 7.745 increased by 20% =
  8. 8.175 decreased by 8% =
  9. 9.780 decreased by 5% =
  10. 10.510 decreased by 10% =
  11. 11.580 decreased by 35% =
  12. 12.310 decreased by 40% =
  13. 13.578 increased by 50% =
  14. 14.760 increased by 75% =
  15. 15.90 increased by 60% =
  16. 16.500 increased by 60% =
  17. 17.220 decreased by 15% =
  18. 18.134 decreased by 50% =
  19. 19.680 decreased by 35% =
  20. 20.40 increased by 25% =
  21. 21.315 decreased by 40% =
  22. 22.625 increased by 8% =
  23. 23.275 increased by 8% =
  24. 24.125 decreased by 8% =
  25. 25.280 decreased by 75% =
  26. 26.200 decreased by 8% =
  27. 27.584 increased by 75% =
  28. 28.225 increased by 60% =
  29. 29.380 increased by 25% =
  30. 30.470 increased by 60% =
  31. 31.525 increased by 12% =
  32. 32.50 increased by 8% =
  33. 33.180 decreased by 75% =
  34. 34.225 decreased by 8% =
  35. 35.700 increased by 15% =
  36. 36.180 decreased by 30% =
  37. 37.80 decreased by 35% =
  38. 38.600 decreased by 8% =
  39. 39.220 decreased by 75% =
  40. 40.432 increased by 25% =

Answer key

  1. 50
  2. 480
  3. 70
  4. 165
  5. 378
  6. 351
  7. 894
  8. 161
  9. 741
  10. 459
  11. 377
  12. 186
  13. 867
  14. 1330
  15. 144
  16. 800
  17. 187
  18. 67
  19. 442
  20. 50
  21. 189
  22. 675
  23. 297
  24. 115
  25. 70
  26. 184
  27. 1022
  28. 360
  29. 475
  30. 752
  31. 588
  32. 54
  33. 45
  34. 207
  35. 805
  36. 126
  37. 52
  38. 552
  39. 55
  40. 540

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