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Percentage Increase and Decrease Trick Worksheet

Speed calculation lesson 23: Increase or decrease by a percent · Set 795 · 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. 1.645 increased by 40% =
  2. 2.695 decreased by 60% =
  3. 3.660 increased by 20% =
  4. 4.130 decreased by 30% =
  5. 5.136 decreased by 25% =
  6. 6.425 increased by 20% =
  7. 7.380 increased by 5% =
  8. 8.85 increased by 60% =
  9. 9.100 increased by 8% =
  10. 10.175 decreased by 12% =
  11. 11.220 decreased by 5% =
  12. 12.312 decreased by 75% =
  13. 13.75 increased by 12% =
  14. 14.524 decreased by 75% =
  15. 15.528 decreased by 50% =
  16. 16.250 increased by 12% =
  17. 17.740 decreased by 10% =
  18. 18.610 increased by 60% =
  19. 19.796 decreased by 75% =
  20. 20.355 decreased by 60% =
  21. 21.205 increased by 60% =
  22. 22.504 decreased by 25% =
  23. 23.640 decreased by 75% =
  24. 24.92 increased by 25% =
  25. 25.200 increased by 40% =
  26. 26.330 increased by 20% =
  27. 27.100 decreased by 40% =
  28. 28.420 increased by 25% =
  29. 29.495 increased by 40% =
  30. 30.625 increased by 12% =
  31. 31.525 decreased by 12% =
  32. 32.740 decreased by 15% =
  33. 33.280 increased by 10% =
  34. 34.540 decreased by 15% =
  35. 35.800 decreased by 15% =
  36. 36.205 decreased by 20% =
  37. 37.626 increased by 50% =
  38. 38.320 decreased by 40% =
  39. 39.530 increased by 20% =
  40. 40.710 increased by 20% =

Answer key

  1. 903
  2. 278
  3. 792
  4. 91
  5. 102
  6. 510
  7. 399
  8. 136
  9. 108
  10. 154
  11. 209
  12. 78
  13. 84
  14. 131
  15. 264
  16. 280
  17. 666
  18. 976
  19. 199
  20. 142
  21. 328
  22. 378
  23. 160
  24. 115
  25. 280
  26. 396
  27. 60
  28. 525
  29. 693
  30. 700
  31. 462
  32. 629
  33. 308
  34. 459
  35. 680
  36. 164
  37. 939
  38. 192
  39. 636
  40. 852

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