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Percentage Increase and Decrease Trick Worksheet

Speed calculation lesson 23: Increase or decrease by a percent · Set 807 · 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. 1.525 increased by 60% =
  2. 2.360 decreased by 15% =
  3. 3.525 increased by 12% =
  4. 4.240 increased by 5% =
  5. 5.480 increased by 50% =
  6. 6.276 decreased by 25% =
  7. 7.112 increased by 25% =
  8. 8.220 increased by 15% =
  9. 9.560 decreased by 10% =
  10. 10.650 increased by 30% =
  11. 11.680 increased by 30% =
  12. 12.630 decreased by 20% =
  13. 13.724 increased by 25% =
  14. 14.700 increased by 15% =
  15. 15.360 decreased by 25% =
  16. 16.565 decreased by 20% =
  17. 17.700 increased by 40% =
  18. 18.50 decreased by 12% =
  19. 19.485 increased by 20% =
  20. 20.170 increased by 60% =
  21. 21.600 decreased by 35% =
  22. 22.335 decreased by 20% =
  23. 23.190 decreased by 10% =
  24. 24.250 increased by 40% =
  25. 25.380 increased by 40% =
  26. 26.560 increased by 5% =
  27. 27.80 increased by 40% =
  28. 28.700 decreased by 5% =
  29. 29.800 increased by 8% =
  30. 30.204 decreased by 50% =
  31. 31.286 decreased by 50% =
  32. 32.220 increased by 35% =
  33. 33.520 decreased by 20% =
  34. 34.760 increased by 5% =
  35. 35.600 decreased by 30% =
  36. 36.715 decreased by 20% =
  37. 37.800 decreased by 30% =
  38. 38.236 decreased by 25% =
  39. 39.336 decreased by 25% =
  40. 40.395 increased by 40% =

Answer key

  1. 840
  2. 306
  3. 588
  4. 252
  5. 720
  6. 207
  7. 140
  8. 253
  9. 504
  10. 845
  11. 884
  12. 504
  13. 905
  14. 805
  15. 270
  16. 452
  17. 980
  18. 44
  19. 582
  20. 272
  21. 390
  22. 268
  23. 171
  24. 350
  25. 532
  26. 588
  27. 112
  28. 665
  29. 864
  30. 102
  31. 143
  32. 297
  33. 416
  34. 798
  35. 420
  36. 572
  37. 560
  38. 177
  39. 252
  40. 553

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