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Percentage Increase and Decrease Trick Worksheet

Speed calculation lesson 23: Increase or decrease by a percent · Set 786 · 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. 1.50 increased by 30% =
  2. 2.600 increased by 5% =
  3. 3.620 decreased by 25% =
  4. 4.688 increased by 75% =
  5. 5.180 increased by 5% =
  6. 6.480 increased by 5% =
  7. 7.100 increased by 12% =
  8. 8.525 decreased by 12% =
  9. 9.96 increased by 75% =
  10. 10.340 decreased by 5% =
  11. 11.600 decreased by 30% =
  12. 12.700 increased by 20% =
  13. 13.196 increased by 25% =
  14. 14.696 decreased by 25% =
  15. 15.295 decreased by 20% =
  16. 16.750 decreased by 12% =
  17. 17.630 increased by 40% =
  18. 18.740 decreased by 15% =
  19. 19.375 increased by 8% =
  20. 20.240 increased by 10% =
  21. 21.380 decreased by 10% =
  22. 22.52 increased by 75% =
  23. 23.400 increased by 8% =
  24. 24.400 increased by 5% =
  25. 25.375 increased by 60% =
  26. 26.150 decreased by 8% =
  27. 27.270 decreased by 60% =
  28. 28.768 decreased by 75% =
  29. 29.210 decreased by 50% =
  30. 30.704 decreased by 75% =
  31. 31.740 increased by 15% =
  32. 32.200 decreased by 35% =
  33. 33.472 increased by 75% =
  34. 34.356 increased by 75% =
  35. 35.700 increased by 75% =
  36. 36.512 decreased by 75% =
  37. 37.405 increased by 40% =
  38. 38.76 decreased by 75% =
  39. 39.490 decreased by 60% =
  40. 40.255 increased by 20% =

Answer key

  1. 65
  2. 630
  3. 465
  4. 1204
  5. 189
  6. 504
  7. 112
  8. 462
  9. 168
  10. 323
  11. 420
  12. 840
  13. 245
  14. 522
  15. 236
  16. 660
  17. 882
  18. 629
  19. 405
  20. 264
  21. 342
  22. 91
  23. 432
  24. 420
  25. 600
  26. 138
  27. 108
  28. 192
  29. 105
  30. 176
  31. 851
  32. 130
  33. 826
  34. 623
  35. 1225
  36. 128
  37. 567
  38. 19
  39. 196
  40. 306

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