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Percentage Increase and Decrease Trick Worksheet

Speed calculation lesson 23: Increase or decrease by a percent · Set 951 · 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. 1.336 increased by 50% =
  2. 2.550 increased by 40% =
  3. 3.488 decreased by 75% =
  4. 4.80 decreased by 30% =
  5. 5.125 decreased by 20% =
  6. 6.300 decreased by 12% =
  7. 7.175 decreased by 20% =
  8. 8.730 decreased by 40% =
  9. 9.750 decreased by 60% =
  10. 10.600 increased by 15% =
  11. 11.264 decreased by 75% =
  12. 12.110 decreased by 40% =
  13. 13.400 increased by 40% =
  14. 14.600 decreased by 5% =
  15. 15.615 decreased by 60% =
  16. 16.128 decreased by 25% =
  17. 17.575 decreased by 12% =
  18. 18.110 decreased by 10% =
  19. 19.250 increased by 40% =
  20. 20.625 increased by 60% =
  21. 21.120 increased by 35% =
  22. 22.800 increased by 60% =
  23. 23.535 increased by 20% =
  24. 24.355 increased by 20% =
  25. 25.300 increased by 15% =
  26. 26.170 increased by 40% =
  27. 27.300 decreased by 5% =
  28. 28.725 decreased by 8% =
  29. 29.740 increased by 20% =
  30. 30.260 decreased by 40% =
  31. 31.245 decreased by 20% =
  32. 32.160 decreased by 15% =
  33. 33.472 decreased by 75% =
  34. 34.780 increased by 15% =
  35. 35.148 decreased by 75% =
  36. 36.240 increased by 35% =
  37. 37.560 decreased by 5% =
  38. 38.800 increased by 15% =
  39. 39.268 decreased by 50% =
  40. 40.425 increased by 8% =

Answer key

  1. 504
  2. 770
  3. 122
  4. 56
  5. 100
  6. 264
  7. 140
  8. 438
  9. 300
  10. 690
  11. 66
  12. 66
  13. 560
  14. 570
  15. 246
  16. 96
  17. 506
  18. 99
  19. 350
  20. 1000
  21. 162
  22. 1280
  23. 642
  24. 426
  25. 345
  26. 238
  27. 285
  28. 667
  29. 888
  30. 156
  31. 196
  32. 136
  33. 118
  34. 897
  35. 37
  36. 324
  37. 532
  38. 920
  39. 134
  40. 459

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