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Percentage Increase and Decrease Trick Worksheet

Speed calculation lesson 23: Increase or decrease by a percent · Set 84 · 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. 1.228 increased by 75% =
  2. 2.168 increased by 50% =
  3. 3.40 increased by 15% =
  4. 4.620 increased by 35% =
  5. 5.560 decreased by 10% =
  6. 6.256 decreased by 75% =
  7. 7.230 decreased by 30% =
  8. 8.120 increased by 75% =
  9. 9.300 increased by 75% =
  10. 10.180 decreased by 35% =
  11. 11.372 decreased by 25% =
  12. 12.215 increased by 20% =
  13. 13.256 increased by 25% =
  14. 14.705 decreased by 40% =
  15. 15.700 increased by 5% =
  16. 16.40 increased by 20% =
  17. 17.400 increased by 15% =
  18. 18.400 decreased by 15% =
  19. 19.175 decreased by 12% =
  20. 20.720 decreased by 5% =
  21. 21.228 increased by 75% =
  22. 22.72 decreased by 25% =
  23. 23.775 decreased by 12% =
  24. 24.466 decreased by 50% =
  25. 25.152 decreased by 50% =
  26. 26.296 decreased by 50% =
  27. 27.800 increased by 12% =
  28. 28.200 decreased by 5% =
  29. 29.420 increased by 15% =
  30. 30.60 increased by 40% =
  31. 31.760 increased by 30% =
  32. 32.720 increased by 5% =
  33. 33.460 increased by 5% =
  34. 34.40 decreased by 60% =
  35. 35.352 increased by 75% =
  36. 36.180 increased by 15% =
  37. 37.772 decreased by 50% =
  38. 38.480 increased by 15% =
  39. 39.680 decreased by 15% =
  40. 40.675 increased by 12% =

Answer key

  1. 399
  2. 252
  3. 46
  4. 837
  5. 504
  6. 64
  7. 161
  8. 210
  9. 525
  10. 117
  11. 279
  12. 258
  13. 320
  14. 423
  15. 735
  16. 48
  17. 460
  18. 340
  19. 154
  20. 684
  21. 399
  22. 54
  23. 682
  24. 233
  25. 76
  26. 148
  27. 896
  28. 190
  29. 483
  30. 84
  31. 988
  32. 756
  33. 483
  34. 16
  35. 616
  36. 207
  37. 386
  38. 552
  39. 578
  40. 756

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