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Percentage Increase and Decrease Trick Worksheet

Speed calculation lesson 23: Increase or decrease by a percent · Set 784 · 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 30% =
  2. 2.452 increased by 25% =
  3. 3.140 decreased by 75% =
  4. 4.650 decreased by 12% =
  5. 5.200 increased by 10% =
  6. 6.140 increased by 10% =
  7. 7.440 increased by 5% =
  8. 8.750 decreased by 12% =
  9. 9.690 increased by 10% =
  10. 10.784 increased by 25% =
  11. 11.156 increased by 75% =
  12. 12.104 increased by 25% =
  13. 13.756 decreased by 75% =
  14. 14.750 increased by 8% =
  15. 15.500 increased by 25% =
  16. 16.600 decreased by 35% =
  17. 17.380 decreased by 30% =
  18. 18.120 decreased by 15% =
  19. 19.475 increased by 20% =
  20. 20.250 increased by 12% =
  21. 21.748 decreased by 75% =
  22. 22.660 increased by 15% =
  23. 23.100 decreased by 8% =
  24. 24.640 increased by 5% =
  25. 25.700 increased by 15% =
  26. 26.175 increased by 12% =
  27. 27.80 increased by 15% =
  28. 28.700 decreased by 10% =
  29. 29.380 increased by 5% =
  30. 30.650 increased by 8% =
  31. 31.354 increased by 50% =
  32. 32.320 decreased by 40% =
  33. 33.600 increased by 75% =
  34. 34.115 increased by 40% =
  35. 35.560 decreased by 15% =
  36. 36.525 decreased by 20% =
  37. 37.220 increased by 30% =
  38. 38.680 decreased by 10% =
  39. 39.316 increased by 25% =
  40. 40.80 increased by 20% =

Answer key

  1. 156
  2. 565
  3. 35
  4. 572
  5. 220
  6. 154
  7. 462
  8. 660
  9. 759
  10. 980
  11. 273
  12. 130
  13. 189
  14. 810
  15. 625
  16. 390
  17. 266
  18. 102
  19. 570
  20. 280
  21. 187
  22. 759
  23. 92
  24. 672
  25. 805
  26. 196
  27. 92
  28. 630
  29. 399
  30. 702
  31. 531
  32. 192
  33. 1050
  34. 161
  35. 476
  36. 420
  37. 286
  38. 612
  39. 395
  40. 96

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