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Percentage Increase and Decrease Trick Worksheet

Speed calculation lesson 23: Increase or decrease by a percent · Set 870 · 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. 1.155 increased by 60% =
  2. 2.350 increased by 8% =
  3. 3.355 increased by 60% =
  4. 4.325 decreased by 12% =
  5. 5.570 increased by 30% =
  6. 6.280 decreased by 15% =
  7. 7.650 decreased by 8% =
  8. 8.450 decreased by 12% =
  9. 9.640 increased by 35% =
  10. 10.580 increased by 35% =
  11. 11.475 decreased by 12% =
  12. 12.500 increased by 20% =
  13. 13.200 increased by 8% =
  14. 14.556 increased by 25% =
  15. 15.340 decreased by 40% =
  16. 16.700 increased by 12% =
  17. 17.130 decreased by 10% =
  18. 18.480 increased by 15% =
  19. 19.615 increased by 60% =
  20. 20.50 decreased by 8% =
  21. 21.80 increased by 5% =
  22. 22.735 increased by 20% =
  23. 23.760 decreased by 10% =
  24. 24.40 decreased by 20% =
  25. 25.360 decreased by 5% =
  26. 26.142 increased by 50% =
  27. 27.40 increased by 5% =
  28. 28.640 decreased by 35% =
  29. 29.340 decreased by 30% =
  30. 30.350 increased by 10% =
  31. 31.348 decreased by 75% =
  32. 32.580 decreased by 5% =
  33. 33.400 increased by 20% =
  34. 34.68 increased by 25% =
  35. 35.80 decreased by 35% =
  36. 36.330 increased by 40% =
  37. 37.615 increased by 60% =
  38. 38.612 decreased by 75% =
  39. 39.444 increased by 25% =
  40. 40.220 decreased by 50% =

Answer key

  1. 248
  2. 378
  3. 568
  4. 286
  5. 741
  6. 238
  7. 598
  8. 396
  9. 864
  10. 783
  11. 418
  12. 600
  13. 216
  14. 695
  15. 204
  16. 784
  17. 117
  18. 552
  19. 984
  20. 46
  21. 84
  22. 882
  23. 684
  24. 32
  25. 342
  26. 213
  27. 42
  28. 416
  29. 238
  30. 385
  31. 87
  32. 551
  33. 480
  34. 85
  35. 52
  36. 462
  37. 984
  38. 153
  39. 555
  40. 110

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