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Percentage Increase and Decrease Trick Worksheet

Speed calculation lesson 23: Increase or decrease by a percent · Set 905 · 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. 1.615 increased by 20% =
  2. 2.795 decreased by 20% =
  3. 3.472 increased by 25% =
  4. 4.260 increased by 35% =
  5. 5.700 decreased by 35% =
  6. 6.124 increased by 75% =
  7. 7.780 decreased by 30% =
  8. 8.610 decreased by 30% =
  9. 9.650 increased by 8% =
  10. 10.500 decreased by 35% =
  11. 11.80 increased by 50% =
  12. 12.712 decreased by 75% =
  13. 13.780 increased by 30% =
  14. 14.700 decreased by 12% =
  15. 15.134 decreased by 50% =
  16. 16.85 decreased by 40% =
  17. 17.60 increased by 15% =
  18. 18.160 increased by 30% =
  19. 19.290 increased by 10% =
  20. 20.210 decreased by 40% =
  21. 21.480 increased by 10% =
  22. 22.504 decreased by 50% =
  23. 23.160 decreased by 60% =
  24. 24.40 decreased by 5% =
  25. 25.160 decreased by 75% =
  26. 26.215 decreased by 20% =
  27. 27.628 decreased by 75% =
  28. 28.300 increased by 30% =
  29. 29.165 increased by 40% =
  30. 30.360 increased by 30% =
  31. 31.152 increased by 25% =
  32. 32.556 decreased by 75% =
  33. 33.725 decreased by 60% =
  34. 34.370 decreased by 10% =
  35. 35.100 increased by 5% =
  36. 36.400 decreased by 12% =
  37. 37.460 decreased by 15% =
  38. 38.116 decreased by 50% =
  39. 39.175 increased by 8% =
  40. 40.385 decreased by 20% =

Answer key

  1. 738
  2. 636
  3. 590
  4. 351
  5. 455
  6. 217
  7. 546
  8. 427
  9. 702
  10. 325
  11. 120
  12. 178
  13. 1014
  14. 616
  15. 67
  16. 51
  17. 69
  18. 208
  19. 319
  20. 126
  21. 528
  22. 252
  23. 64
  24. 38
  25. 40
  26. 172
  27. 157
  28. 390
  29. 231
  30. 468
  31. 190
  32. 139
  33. 290
  34. 333
  35. 105
  36. 352
  37. 391
  38. 58
  39. 189
  40. 308

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