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Percentage Increase and Decrease Trick Worksheet

Speed calculation lesson 23: Increase or decrease by a percent · Set 893 · 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. 1.204 decreased by 75% =
  2. 2.760 increased by 60% =
  3. 3.255 increased by 20% =
  4. 4.380 increased by 15% =
  5. 5.56 increased by 25% =
  6. 6.250 increased by 20% =
  7. 7.620 increased by 25% =
  8. 8.380 increased by 5% =
  9. 9.500 increased by 5% =
  10. 10.235 decreased by 40% =
  11. 11.555 increased by 20% =
  12. 12.750 increased by 12% =
  13. 13.504 decreased by 75% =
  14. 14.80 decreased by 20% =
  15. 15.572 increased by 25% =
  16. 16.208 increased by 75% =
  17. 17.440 increased by 40% =
  18. 18.540 increased by 35% =
  19. 19.272 increased by 75% =
  20. 20.350 decreased by 12% =
  21. 21.710 increased by 30% =
  22. 22.712 decreased by 25% =
  23. 23.600 increased by 5% =
  24. 24.495 increased by 20% =
  25. 25.420 increased by 35% =
  26. 26.80 decreased by 10% =
  27. 27.710 decreased by 10% =
  28. 28.150 increased by 10% =
  29. 29.675 decreased by 8% =
  30. 30.60 increased by 5% =
  31. 31.96 increased by 75% =
  32. 32.724 decreased by 25% =
  33. 33.215 increased by 40% =
  34. 34.645 increased by 40% =
  35. 35.320 decreased by 10% =
  36. 36.700 increased by 15% =
  37. 37.596 decreased by 75% =
  38. 38.240 increased by 60% =
  39. 39.575 increased by 20% =
  40. 40.325 increased by 8% =

Answer key

  1. 51
  2. 1216
  3. 306
  4. 437
  5. 70
  6. 300
  7. 775
  8. 399
  9. 525
  10. 141
  11. 666
  12. 840
  13. 126
  14. 64
  15. 715
  16. 364
  17. 616
  18. 729
  19. 476
  20. 308
  21. 923
  22. 534
  23. 630
  24. 594
  25. 567
  26. 72
  27. 639
  28. 165
  29. 621
  30. 63
  31. 168
  32. 543
  33. 301
  34. 903
  35. 288
  36. 805
  37. 149
  38. 384
  39. 690
  40. 351

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