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Percentage Increase and Decrease Trick Worksheet

Speed calculation lesson 23: Increase or decrease by a percent · Set 815 · 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. 1.455 increased by 60% =
  2. 2.248 increased by 50% =
  3. 3.630 increased by 10% =
  4. 4.220 decreased by 10% =
  5. 5.80 increased by 15% =
  6. 6.215 increased by 20% =
  7. 7.415 decreased by 60% =
  8. 8.170 decreased by 20% =
  9. 9.75 increased by 40% =
  10. 10.590 decreased by 10% =
  11. 11.680 increased by 5% =
  12. 12.230 increased by 20% =
  13. 13.720 decreased by 15% =
  14. 14.692 increased by 50% =
  15. 15.290 increased by 30% =
  16. 16.350 decreased by 40% =
  17. 17.225 decreased by 8% =
  18. 18.525 increased by 12% =
  19. 19.760 decreased by 15% =
  20. 20.290 increased by 40% =
  21. 21.320 increased by 5% =
  22. 22.420 increased by 30% =
  23. 23.640 decreased by 75% =
  24. 24.400 increased by 30% =
  25. 25.300 decreased by 12% =
  26. 26.405 increased by 60% =
  27. 27.55 increased by 60% =
  28. 28.520 decreased by 35% =
  29. 29.220 increased by 25% =
  30. 30.320 decreased by 15% =
  31. 31.230 increased by 30% =
  32. 32.75 decreased by 8% =
  33. 33.440 increased by 10% =
  34. 34.280 increased by 5% =
  35. 35.130 increased by 10% =
  36. 36.60 decreased by 30% =
  37. 37.644 increased by 25% =
  38. 38.40 increased by 10% =
  39. 39.624 increased by 50% =
  40. 40.705 increased by 20% =

Answer key

  1. 728
  2. 372
  3. 693
  4. 198
  5. 92
  6. 258
  7. 166
  8. 136
  9. 105
  10. 531
  11. 714
  12. 276
  13. 612
  14. 1038
  15. 377
  16. 210
  17. 207
  18. 588
  19. 646
  20. 406
  21. 336
  22. 546
  23. 160
  24. 520
  25. 264
  26. 648
  27. 88
  28. 338
  29. 275
  30. 272
  31. 299
  32. 69
  33. 484
  34. 294
  35. 143
  36. 42
  37. 805
  38. 44
  39. 936
  40. 846

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