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Percentage Increase and Decrease Trick Worksheet

Speed calculation lesson 23: Increase or decrease by a percent · Set 80 · 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. 1.715 increased by 60% =
  2. 2.340 decreased by 10% =
  3. 3.240 decreased by 35% =
  4. 4.500 decreased by 15% =
  5. 5.488 increased by 50% =
  6. 6.475 decreased by 20% =
  7. 7.80 decreased by 10% =
  8. 8.790 decreased by 20% =
  9. 9.148 decreased by 25% =
  10. 10.450 increased by 8% =
  11. 11.736 decreased by 75% =
  12. 12.96 decreased by 75% =
  13. 13.260 decreased by 25% =
  14. 14.68 increased by 75% =
  15. 15.450 decreased by 8% =
  16. 16.432 decreased by 50% =
  17. 17.375 increased by 12% =
  18. 18.460 decreased by 5% =
  19. 19.330 increased by 30% =
  20. 20.50 increased by 8% =
  21. 21.200 decreased by 30% =
  22. 22.452 decreased by 75% =
  23. 23.725 decreased by 20% =
  24. 24.40 decreased by 5% =
  25. 25.60 decreased by 30% =
  26. 26.310 increased by 60% =
  27. 27.160 decreased by 15% =
  28. 28.360 increased by 15% =
  29. 29.570 decreased by 10% =
  30. 30.40 decreased by 15% =
  31. 31.40 increased by 15% =
  32. 32.495 increased by 20% =
  33. 33.628 decreased by 25% =
  34. 34.504 increased by 75% =
  35. 35.380 decreased by 5% =
  36. 36.320 decreased by 30% =
  37. 37.140 increased by 15% =
  38. 38.800 increased by 35% =
  39. 39.544 increased by 25% =
  40. 40.780 increased by 5% =

Answer key

  1. 1144
  2. 306
  3. 156
  4. 425
  5. 732
  6. 380
  7. 72
  8. 632
  9. 111
  10. 486
  11. 184
  12. 24
  13. 195
  14. 119
  15. 414
  16. 216
  17. 420
  18. 437
  19. 429
  20. 54
  21. 140
  22. 113
  23. 580
  24. 38
  25. 42
  26. 496
  27. 136
  28. 414
  29. 513
  30. 34
  31. 46
  32. 594
  33. 471
  34. 882
  35. 361
  36. 224
  37. 161
  38. 1080
  39. 680
  40. 819

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