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Percentage Increase and Decrease Trick Worksheet

Speed calculation lesson 23: Increase or decrease by a percent · Set 876 · 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. 1.148 increased by 75% =
  2. 2.70 increased by 10% =
  3. 3.320 decreased by 5% =
  4. 4.230 increased by 30% =
  5. 5.655 decreased by 40% =
  6. 6.260 decreased by 35% =
  7. 7.90 increased by 10% =
  8. 8.785 decreased by 40% =
  9. 9.170 decreased by 10% =
  10. 10.500 increased by 12% =
  11. 11.425 increased by 12% =
  12. 12.752 decreased by 75% =
  13. 13.390 decreased by 30% =
  14. 14.300 decreased by 60% =
  15. 15.230 decreased by 60% =
  16. 16.175 increased by 8% =
  17. 17.720 decreased by 35% =
  18. 18.400 decreased by 35% =
  19. 19.70 increased by 10% =
  20. 20.424 increased by 50% =
  21. 21.260 increased by 15% =
  22. 22.140 increased by 20% =
  23. 23.192 increased by 25% =
  24. 24.668 decreased by 25% =
  25. 25.725 decreased by 12% =
  26. 26.525 decreased by 8% =
  27. 27.190 increased by 60% =
  28. 28.700 increased by 12% =
  29. 29.172 increased by 25% =
  30. 30.800 increased by 15% =
  31. 31.530 decreased by 30% =
  32. 32.760 increased by 35% =
  33. 33.112 decreased by 25% =
  34. 34.660 decreased by 35% =
  35. 35.205 decreased by 40% =
  36. 36.40 decreased by 10% =
  37. 37.480 decreased by 75% =
  38. 38.525 increased by 20% =
  39. 39.620 increased by 15% =
  40. 40.220 decreased by 5% =

Answer key

  1. 259
  2. 77
  3. 304
  4. 299
  5. 393
  6. 169
  7. 99
  8. 471
  9. 153
  10. 560
  11. 476
  12. 188
  13. 273
  14. 120
  15. 92
  16. 189
  17. 468
  18. 260
  19. 77
  20. 636
  21. 299
  22. 168
  23. 240
  24. 501
  25. 638
  26. 483
  27. 304
  28. 784
  29. 215
  30. 920
  31. 371
  32. 1026
  33. 84
  34. 429
  35. 123
  36. 36
  37. 120
  38. 630
  39. 713
  40. 209

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