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Percentage Increase and Decrease Trick Worksheet

Speed calculation lesson 23: Increase or decrease by a percent · Set 891 · 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. 1.125 increased by 20% =
  2. 2.750 increased by 8% =
  3. 3.56 decreased by 25% =
  4. 4.552 decreased by 75% =
  5. 5.205 decreased by 20% =
  6. 6.572 increased by 25% =
  7. 7.374 increased by 50% =
  8. 8.500 increased by 30% =
  9. 9.40 increased by 15% =
  10. 10.260 decreased by 5% =
  11. 11.270 increased by 30% =
  12. 12.185 increased by 60% =
  13. 13.510 decreased by 30% =
  14. 14.725 decreased by 8% =
  15. 15.140 decreased by 40% =
  16. 16.236 increased by 25% =
  17. 17.340 increased by 15% =
  18. 18.700 decreased by 35% =
  19. 19.800 decreased by 15% =
  20. 20.240 decreased by 15% =
  21. 21.572 increased by 75% =
  22. 22.380 increased by 20% =
  23. 23.290 decreased by 30% =
  24. 24.120 decreased by 30% =
  25. 25.250 decreased by 12% =
  26. 26.740 increased by 15% =
  27. 27.380 decreased by 10% =
  28. 28.180 decreased by 5% =
  29. 29.375 increased by 12% =
  30. 30.525 increased by 60% =
  31. 31.300 increased by 12% =
  32. 32.360 increased by 30% =
  33. 33.300 decreased by 10% =
  34. 34.620 increased by 60% =
  35. 35.265 increased by 60% =
  36. 36.100 increased by 25% =
  37. 37.100 decreased by 12% =
  38. 38.748 increased by 75% =
  39. 39.600 increased by 8% =
  40. 40.85 increased by 20% =

Answer key

  1. 150
  2. 810
  3. 42
  4. 138
  5. 164
  6. 715
  7. 561
  8. 650
  9. 46
  10. 247
  11. 351
  12. 296
  13. 357
  14. 667
  15. 84
  16. 295
  17. 391
  18. 455
  19. 680
  20. 204
  21. 1001
  22. 456
  23. 203
  24. 84
  25. 220
  26. 851
  27. 342
  28. 171
  29. 420
  30. 840
  31. 336
  32. 468
  33. 270
  34. 992
  35. 424
  36. 125
  37. 88
  38. 1309
  39. 648
  40. 102

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