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Percentage Increase and Decrease Trick Worksheet

Speed calculation lesson 23: Increase or decrease by a percent · Set 903 · 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. 1.65 increased by 20% =
  2. 2.248 decreased by 75% =
  3. 3.300 decreased by 8% =
  4. 4.420 decreased by 30% =
  5. 5.210 increased by 10% =
  6. 6.520 decreased by 5% =
  7. 7.540 increased by 5% =
  8. 8.180 decreased by 15% =
  9. 9.125 increased by 12% =
  10. 10.230 increased by 60% =
  11. 11.476 increased by 25% =
  12. 12.760 decreased by 10% =
  13. 13.390 decreased by 30% =
  14. 14.740 decreased by 25% =
  15. 15.530 increased by 10% =
  16. 16.790 decreased by 10% =
  17. 17.280 increased by 15% =
  18. 18.220 increased by 10% =
  19. 19.368 decreased by 75% =
  20. 20.370 increased by 30% =
  21. 21.620 increased by 15% =
  22. 22.660 increased by 15% =
  23. 23.80 decreased by 30% =
  24. 24.735 increased by 40% =
  25. 25.520 decreased by 15% =
  26. 26.670 decreased by 20% =
  27. 27.500 decreased by 40% =
  28. 28.188 increased by 75% =
  29. 29.440 decreased by 10% =
  30. 30.420 increased by 15% =
  31. 31.580 increased by 5% =
  32. 32.205 increased by 20% =
  33. 33.775 decreased by 12% =
  34. 34.430 decreased by 20% =
  35. 35.376 decreased by 25% =
  36. 36.780 decreased by 5% =
  37. 37.525 decreased by 60% =
  38. 38.700 increased by 12% =
  39. 39.220 increased by 30% =
  40. 40.664 increased by 25% =

Answer key

  1. 78
  2. 62
  3. 276
  4. 294
  5. 231
  6. 494
  7. 567
  8. 153
  9. 140
  10. 368
  11. 595
  12. 684
  13. 273
  14. 555
  15. 583
  16. 711
  17. 322
  18. 242
  19. 92
  20. 481
  21. 713
  22. 759
  23. 56
  24. 1029
  25. 442
  26. 536
  27. 300
  28. 329
  29. 396
  30. 483
  31. 609
  32. 246
  33. 682
  34. 344
  35. 282
  36. 741
  37. 210
  38. 784
  39. 286
  40. 830

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