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Percentage Increase and Decrease Trick Worksheet

Speed calculation lesson 23: Increase or decrease by a percent · Set 917 · 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. 1.384 increased by 75% =
  2. 2.120 increased by 35% =
  3. 3.260 increased by 15% =
  4. 4.420 increased by 35% =
  5. 5.136 decreased by 50% =
  6. 6.180 decreased by 15% =
  7. 7.580 decreased by 35% =
  8. 8.358 increased by 50% =
  9. 9.292 increased by 75% =
  10. 10.280 increased by 20% =
  11. 11.725 decreased by 8% =
  12. 12.755 decreased by 60% =
  13. 13.340 increased by 15% =
  14. 14.360 decreased by 5% =
  15. 15.200 decreased by 5% =
  16. 16.550 decreased by 8% =
  17. 17.100 increased by 10% =
  18. 18.155 increased by 60% =
  19. 19.740 decreased by 15% =
  20. 20.50 increased by 8% =
  21. 21.122 increased by 50% =
  22. 22.188 increased by 25% =
  23. 23.780 decreased by 20% =
  24. 24.660 decreased by 20% =
  25. 25.60 decreased by 20% =
  26. 26.530 decreased by 10% =
  27. 27.85 decreased by 40% =
  28. 28.320 decreased by 15% =
  29. 29.620 decreased by 5% =
  30. 30.396 increased by 75% =
  31. 31.270 increased by 20% =
  32. 32.100 increased by 12% =
  33. 33.120 increased by 5% =
  34. 34.500 increased by 35% =
  35. 35.620 increased by 40% =
  36. 36.760 decreased by 5% =
  37. 37.510 increased by 10% =
  38. 38.480 increased by 35% =
  39. 39.390 increased by 10% =
  40. 40.700 increased by 10% =

Answer key

  1. 672
  2. 162
  3. 299
  4. 567
  5. 68
  6. 153
  7. 377
  8. 537
  9. 511
  10. 336
  11. 667
  12. 302
  13. 391
  14. 342
  15. 190
  16. 506
  17. 110
  18. 248
  19. 629
  20. 54
  21. 183
  22. 235
  23. 624
  24. 528
  25. 48
  26. 477
  27. 51
  28. 272
  29. 589
  30. 693
  31. 324
  32. 112
  33. 126
  34. 675
  35. 868
  36. 722
  37. 561
  38. 648
  39. 429
  40. 770

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