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Percentage Increase and Decrease Trick Worksheet

Speed calculation lesson 23: Increase or decrease by a percent · Set 775 · 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. 1.80 increased by 35% =
  2. 2.592 decreased by 75% =
  3. 3.160 decreased by 15% =
  4. 4.45 decreased by 60% =
  5. 5.240 decreased by 75% =
  6. 6.80 increased by 30% =
  7. 7.336 decreased by 25% =
  8. 8.300 decreased by 8% =
  9. 9.625 decreased by 12% =
  10. 10.440 increased by 60% =
  11. 11.660 increased by 30% =
  12. 12.400 increased by 12% =
  13. 13.244 decreased by 75% =
  14. 14.340 decreased by 5% =
  15. 15.420 increased by 15% =
  16. 16.450 decreased by 8% =
  17. 17.668 decreased by 25% =
  18. 18.640 decreased by 25% =
  19. 19.350 decreased by 8% =
  20. 20.640 decreased by 5% =
  21. 21.420 increased by 50% =
  22. 22.760 increased by 15% =
  23. 23.332 increased by 25% =
  24. 24.500 decreased by 5% =
  25. 25.380 increased by 60% =
  26. 26.500 decreased by 8% =
  27. 27.600 decreased by 12% =
  28. 28.40 increased by 5% =
  29. 29.708 increased by 25% =
  30. 30.120 decreased by 5% =
  31. 31.492 increased by 75% =
  32. 32.575 decreased by 40% =
  33. 33.75 decreased by 8% =
  34. 34.244 decreased by 75% =
  35. 35.412 increased by 50% =
  36. 36.625 decreased by 60% =
  37. 37.700 decreased by 30% =
  38. 38.95 increased by 60% =
  39. 39.552 decreased by 50% =
  40. 40.58 increased by 50% =

Answer key

  1. 108
  2. 148
  3. 136
  4. 18
  5. 60
  6. 104
  7. 252
  8. 276
  9. 550
  10. 704
  11. 858
  12. 448
  13. 61
  14. 323
  15. 483
  16. 414
  17. 501
  18. 480
  19. 322
  20. 608
  21. 630
  22. 874
  23. 415
  24. 475
  25. 608
  26. 460
  27. 528
  28. 42
  29. 885
  30. 114
  31. 861
  32. 345
  33. 69
  34. 61
  35. 618
  36. 250
  37. 490
  38. 152
  39. 276
  40. 87

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