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Percentage Increase and Decrease Trick Worksheet

Speed calculation lesson 23: Increase or decrease by a percent · Set 792 · 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. 1.125 increased by 40% =
  2. 2.380 increased by 15% =
  3. 3.460 decreased by 15% =
  4. 4.160 increased by 10% =
  5. 5.600 increased by 35% =
  6. 6.428 increased by 50% =
  7. 7.670 decreased by 10% =
  8. 8.585 increased by 20% =
  9. 9.620 decreased by 35% =
  10. 10.120 decreased by 15% =
  11. 11.725 increased by 8% =
  12. 12.412 increased by 50% =
  13. 13.60 decreased by 15% =
  14. 14.498 decreased by 50% =
  15. 15.590 increased by 60% =
  16. 16.180 decreased by 10% =
  17. 17.398 increased by 50% =
  18. 18.360 increased by 35% =
  19. 19.220 increased by 15% =
  20. 20.200 decreased by 30% =
  21. 21.210 decreased by 10% =
  22. 22.436 decreased by 50% =
  23. 23.680 increased by 15% =
  24. 24.636 increased by 75% =
  25. 25.620 decreased by 35% =
  26. 26.505 decreased by 20% =
  27. 27.560 increased by 30% =
  28. 28.420 increased by 5% =
  29. 29.200 increased by 50% =
  30. 30.215 increased by 20% =
  31. 31.736 decreased by 75% =
  32. 32.704 increased by 75% =
  33. 33.120 decreased by 10% =
  34. 34.350 increased by 12% =
  35. 35.740 increased by 15% =
  36. 36.700 increased by 5% =
  37. 37.500 decreased by 10% =
  38. 38.450 increased by 60% =
  39. 39.774 increased by 50% =
  40. 40.200 decreased by 8% =

Answer key

  1. 175
  2. 437
  3. 391
  4. 176
  5. 810
  6. 642
  7. 603
  8. 702
  9. 403
  10. 102
  11. 783
  12. 618
  13. 51
  14. 249
  15. 944
  16. 162
  17. 597
  18. 486
  19. 253
  20. 140
  21. 189
  22. 218
  23. 782
  24. 1113
  25. 403
  26. 404
  27. 728
  28. 441
  29. 300
  30. 258
  31. 184
  32. 1232
  33. 108
  34. 392
  35. 851
  36. 735
  37. 450
  38. 720
  39. 1161
  40. 184

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