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Percentage Increase and Decrease Trick Worksheet

Speed calculation lesson 23: Increase or decrease by a percent · Set 827 · 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. 1.285 increased by 20% =
  2. 2.595 increased by 60% =
  3. 3.115 decreased by 60% =
  4. 4.600 decreased by 5% =
  5. 5.58 decreased by 50% =
  6. 6.60 increased by 60% =
  7. 7.506 decreased by 50% =
  8. 8.612 increased by 25% =
  9. 9.404 increased by 25% =
  10. 10.100 decreased by 15% =
  11. 11.180 decreased by 10% =
  12. 12.175 decreased by 12% =
  13. 13.715 increased by 20% =
  14. 14.125 decreased by 8% =
  15. 15.300 increased by 30% =
  16. 16.360 decreased by 5% =
  17. 17.780 increased by 30% =
  18. 18.80 decreased by 15% =
  19. 19.680 decreased by 5% =
  20. 20.370 decreased by 60% =
  21. 21.540 decreased by 20% =
  22. 22.170 decreased by 30% =
  23. 23.60 increased by 30% =
  24. 24.170 increased by 40% =
  25. 25.396 increased by 75% =
  26. 26.508 decreased by 25% =
  27. 27.640 decreased by 5% =
  28. 28.220 increased by 15% =
  29. 29.480 increased by 30% =
  30. 30.560 decreased by 10% =
  31. 31.250 increased by 30% =
  32. 32.600 decreased by 30% =
  33. 33.425 increased by 60% =
  34. 34.575 increased by 8% =
  35. 35.680 increased by 35% =
  36. 36.320 decreased by 30% =
  37. 37.700 decreased by 30% =
  38. 38.700 increased by 35% =
  39. 39.168 decreased by 25% =
  40. 40.260 increased by 10% =

Answer key

  1. 342
  2. 952
  3. 46
  4. 570
  5. 29
  6. 96
  7. 253
  8. 765
  9. 505
  10. 85
  11. 162
  12. 154
  13. 858
  14. 115
  15. 390
  16. 342
  17. 1014
  18. 68
  19. 646
  20. 148
  21. 432
  22. 119
  23. 78
  24. 238
  25. 693
  26. 381
  27. 608
  28. 253
  29. 624
  30. 504
  31. 325
  32. 420
  33. 680
  34. 621
  35. 918
  36. 224
  37. 490
  38. 945
  39. 126
  40. 286

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