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Percentage Increase and Decrease Trick Worksheet

Speed calculation lesson 23: Increase or decrease by a percent · Set 774 · 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 20% =
  2. 2.160 increased by 15% =
  3. 3.495 increased by 60% =
  4. 4.60 increased by 5% =
  5. 5.420 increased by 50% =
  6. 6.800 increased by 60% =
  7. 7.190 decreased by 20% =
  8. 8.440 decreased by 5% =
  9. 9.335 increased by 40% =
  10. 10.412 increased by 25% =
  11. 11.110 decreased by 30% =
  12. 12.800 increased by 50% =
  13. 13.445 decreased by 20% =
  14. 14.375 decreased by 20% =
  15. 15.80 decreased by 15% =
  16. 16.72 decreased by 75% =
  17. 17.640 increased by 5% =
  18. 18.325 increased by 8% =
  19. 19.280 increased by 5% =
  20. 20.60 decreased by 15% =
  21. 21.600 decreased by 12% =
  22. 22.390 increased by 10% =
  23. 23.675 increased by 12% =
  24. 24.400 decreased by 8% =
  25. 25.748 decreased by 25% =
  26. 26.180 increased by 75% =
  27. 27.320 decreased by 10% =
  28. 28.120 decreased by 10% =
  29. 29.450 decreased by 10% =
  30. 30.150 increased by 12% =
  31. 31.316 increased by 50% =
  32. 32.56 decreased by 75% =
  33. 33.120 increased by 40% =
  34. 34.160 increased by 25% =
  35. 35.360 increased by 35% =
  36. 36.425 decreased by 8% =
  37. 37.280 decreased by 35% =
  38. 38.625 increased by 12% =
  39. 39.434 decreased by 50% =
  40. 40.80 decreased by 5% =

Answer key

  1. 48
  2. 184
  3. 792
  4. 63
  5. 630
  6. 1280
  7. 152
  8. 418
  9. 469
  10. 515
  11. 77
  12. 1200
  13. 356
  14. 300
  15. 68
  16. 18
  17. 672
  18. 351
  19. 294
  20. 51
  21. 528
  22. 429
  23. 756
  24. 368
  25. 561
  26. 315
  27. 288
  28. 108
  29. 405
  30. 168
  31. 474
  32. 14
  33. 168
  34. 200
  35. 486
  36. 391
  37. 182
  38. 700
  39. 217
  40. 76

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