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Percentage Increase and Decrease Trick Worksheet

Speed calculation lesson 23: Increase or decrease by a percent · Set 952 · 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. 1.52 increased by 25% =
  2. 2.160 increased by 40% =
  3. 3.325 decreased by 60% =
  4. 4.530 decreased by 10% =
  5. 5.710 increased by 10% =
  6. 6.335 increased by 40% =
  7. 7.760 increased by 35% =
  8. 8.170 decreased by 10% =
  9. 9.140 increased by 5% =
  10. 10.660 increased by 10% =
  11. 11.125 increased by 8% =
  12. 12.200 increased by 40% =
  13. 13.652 decreased by 75% =
  14. 14.692 increased by 25% =
  15. 15.628 decreased by 50% =
  16. 16.440 increased by 15% =
  17. 17.105 decreased by 20% =
  18. 18.395 decreased by 60% =
  19. 19.50 increased by 10% =
  20. 20.196 increased by 25% =
  21. 21.125 increased by 8% =
  22. 22.500 increased by 8% =
  23. 23.480 decreased by 35% =
  24. 24.136 decreased by 25% =
  25. 25.240 decreased by 15% =
  26. 26.545 increased by 20% =
  27. 27.475 increased by 40% =
  28. 28.780 decreased by 10% =
  29. 29.700 increased by 8% =
  30. 30.60 increased by 5% =
  31. 31.170 increased by 60% =
  32. 32.95 increased by 60% =
  33. 33.775 decreased by 40% =
  34. 34.375 increased by 40% =
  35. 35.244 decreased by 25% =
  36. 36.420 increased by 35% =
  37. 37.535 decreased by 20% =
  38. 38.615 decreased by 40% =
  39. 39.380 increased by 35% =
  40. 40.200 decreased by 35% =

Answer key

  1. 65
  2. 224
  3. 130
  4. 477
  5. 781
  6. 469
  7. 1026
  8. 153
  9. 147
  10. 726
  11. 135
  12. 280
  13. 163
  14. 865
  15. 314
  16. 506
  17. 84
  18. 158
  19. 55
  20. 245
  21. 135
  22. 540
  23. 312
  24. 102
  25. 204
  26. 654
  27. 665
  28. 702
  29. 756
  30. 63
  31. 272
  32. 152
  33. 465
  34. 525
  35. 183
  36. 567
  37. 428
  38. 369
  39. 513
  40. 130

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