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Percentage Increase and Decrease Trick Worksheet

Speed calculation lesson 23: Increase or decrease by a percent · Set 850 · 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. 1.555 increased by 20% =
  2. 2.560 increased by 60% =
  3. 3.600 increased by 15% =
  4. 4.784 increased by 50% =
  5. 5.315 increased by 20% =
  6. 6.180 decreased by 15% =
  7. 7.56 decreased by 25% =
  8. 8.720 increased by 5% =
  9. 9.660 decreased by 5% =
  10. 10.600 increased by 15% =
  11. 11.170 decreased by 30% =
  12. 12.306 increased by 50% =
  13. 13.696 increased by 25% =
  14. 14.340 increased by 5% =
  15. 15.622 increased by 50% =
  16. 16.92 increased by 75% =
  17. 17.124 increased by 75% =
  18. 18.250 increased by 8% =
  19. 19.65 increased by 40% =
  20. 20.75 increased by 12% =
  21. 21.770 decreased by 10% =
  22. 22.180 increased by 15% =
  23. 23.650 increased by 12% =
  24. 24.280 decreased by 10% =
  25. 25.640 decreased by 25% =
  26. 26.640 decreased by 35% =
  27. 27.425 increased by 12% =
  28. 28.90 decreased by 40% =
  29. 29.740 increased by 50% =
  30. 30.72 increased by 75% =
  31. 31.700 increased by 12% =
  32. 32.180 decreased by 15% =
  33. 33.560 decreased by 60% =
  34. 34.136 increased by 75% =
  35. 35.580 increased by 60% =
  36. 36.300 increased by 12% =
  37. 37.155 increased by 40% =
  38. 38.500 increased by 8% =
  39. 39.400 decreased by 50% =
  40. 40.480 increased by 40% =

Answer key

  1. 666
  2. 896
  3. 690
  4. 1176
  5. 378
  6. 153
  7. 42
  8. 756
  9. 627
  10. 690
  11. 119
  12. 459
  13. 870
  14. 357
  15. 933
  16. 161
  17. 217
  18. 270
  19. 91
  20. 84
  21. 693
  22. 207
  23. 728
  24. 252
  25. 480
  26. 416
  27. 476
  28. 54
  29. 1110
  30. 126
  31. 784
  32. 153
  33. 224
  34. 238
  35. 928
  36. 336
  37. 217
  38. 540
  39. 200
  40. 672

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