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Percentage Increase and Decrease Trick Worksheet

Speed calculation lesson 23: Increase or decrease by a percent · Set 837 · 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. 1.245 increased by 60% =
  2. 2.155 decreased by 20% =
  3. 3.250 decreased by 8% =
  4. 4.320 increased by 35% =
  5. 5.610 increased by 10% =
  6. 6.172 increased by 50% =
  7. 7.95 decreased by 20% =
  8. 8.640 increased by 35% =
  9. 9.60 increased by 15% =
  10. 10.252 decreased by 25% =
  11. 11.380 decreased by 30% =
  12. 12.790 increased by 10% =
  13. 13.52 decreased by 25% =
  14. 14.680 decreased by 35% =
  15. 15.440 increased by 30% =
  16. 16.80 increased by 35% =
  17. 17.435 increased by 40% =
  18. 18.480 decreased by 15% =
  19. 19.270 increased by 40% =
  20. 20.740 increased by 20% =
  21. 21.500 decreased by 30% =
  22. 22.400 increased by 20% =
  23. 23.250 increased by 12% =
  24. 24.800 increased by 8% =
  25. 25.600 decreased by 15% =
  26. 26.220 decreased by 10% =
  27. 27.320 decreased by 15% =
  28. 28.750 decreased by 8% =
  29. 29.230 decreased by 60% =
  30. 30.680 increased by 5% =
  31. 31.500 increased by 12% =
  32. 32.660 decreased by 5% =
  33. 33.145 decreased by 40% =
  34. 34.520 increased by 15% =
  35. 35.280 decreased by 40% =
  36. 36.668 decreased by 75% =
  37. 37.360 increased by 10% =
  38. 38.260 increased by 15% =
  39. 39.776 increased by 75% =
  40. 40.800 increased by 8% =

Answer key

  1. 392
  2. 124
  3. 230
  4. 432
  5. 671
  6. 258
  7. 76
  8. 864
  9. 69
  10. 189
  11. 266
  12. 869
  13. 39
  14. 442
  15. 572
  16. 108
  17. 609
  18. 408
  19. 378
  20. 888
  21. 350
  22. 480
  23. 280
  24. 864
  25. 510
  26. 198
  27. 272
  28. 690
  29. 92
  30. 714
  31. 560
  32. 627
  33. 87
  34. 598
  35. 168
  36. 167
  37. 396
  38. 299
  39. 1358
  40. 864

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