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Percentage Increase and Decrease Trick Worksheet

Speed calculation lesson 23: Increase or decrease by a percent · Set 948 · 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. 1.220 increased by 75% =
  2. 2.585 decreased by 20% =
  3. 3.400 decreased by 12% =
  4. 4.85 decreased by 60% =
  5. 5.70 increased by 10% =
  6. 6.440 increased by 25% =
  7. 7.226 increased by 50% =
  8. 8.80 decreased by 30% =
  9. 9.60 decreased by 5% =
  10. 10.256 increased by 75% =
  11. 11.640 increased by 25% =
  12. 12.600 decreased by 15% =
  13. 13.360 increased by 35% =
  14. 14.670 decreased by 30% =
  15. 15.520 decreased by 30% =
  16. 16.440 decreased by 35% =
  17. 17.125 increased by 8% =
  18. 18.140 increased by 30% =
  19. 19.95 increased by 20% =
  20. 20.472 increased by 75% =
  21. 21.675 increased by 8% =
  22. 22.125 decreased by 20% =
  23. 23.150 decreased by 40% =
  24. 24.100 increased by 8% =
  25. 25.440 decreased by 15% =
  26. 26.200 increased by 12% =
  27. 27.120 increased by 15% =
  28. 28.240 decreased by 5% =
  29. 29.692 increased by 75% =
  30. 30.405 decreased by 40% =
  31. 31.280 increased by 35% =
  32. 32.52 decreased by 25% =
  33. 33.340 decreased by 10% =
  34. 34.100 decreased by 30% =
  35. 35.225 decreased by 8% =
  36. 36.350 decreased by 30% =
  37. 37.660 decreased by 15% =
  38. 38.520 decreased by 35% =
  39. 39.640 increased by 25% =
  40. 40.348 decreased by 25% =

Answer key

  1. 385
  2. 468
  3. 352
  4. 34
  5. 77
  6. 550
  7. 339
  8. 56
  9. 57
  10. 448
  11. 800
  12. 510
  13. 486
  14. 469
  15. 364
  16. 286
  17. 135
  18. 182
  19. 114
  20. 826
  21. 729
  22. 100
  23. 90
  24. 108
  25. 374
  26. 224
  27. 138
  28. 228
  29. 1211
  30. 243
  31. 378
  32. 39
  33. 306
  34. 70
  35. 207
  36. 245
  37. 561
  38. 338
  39. 800
  40. 261

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