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Percentage Increase and Decrease Trick Worksheet

Speed calculation lesson 23: Increase or decrease by a percent · Set 955 · 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. 1.450 increased by 50% =
  2. 2.520 decreased by 5% =
  3. 3.300 increased by 15% =
  4. 4.248 increased by 75% =
  5. 5.488 increased by 25% =
  6. 6.260 increased by 5% =
  7. 7.370 increased by 10% =
  8. 8.580 decreased by 5% =
  9. 9.480 decreased by 15% =
  10. 10.314 increased by 50% =
  11. 11.560 decreased by 15% =
  12. 12.560 decreased by 20% =
  13. 13.504 decreased by 25% =
  14. 14.175 decreased by 12% =
  15. 15.575 increased by 12% =
  16. 16.450 decreased by 30% =
  17. 17.250 increased by 8% =
  18. 18.800 decreased by 15% =
  19. 19.600 decreased by 15% =
  20. 20.355 increased by 60% =
  21. 21.450 increased by 8% =
  22. 22.305 increased by 20% =
  23. 23.160 increased by 15% =
  24. 24.70 increased by 20% =
  25. 25.50 increased by 12% =
  26. 26.140 decreased by 15% =
  27. 27.100 decreased by 35% =
  28. 28.60 increased by 60% =
  29. 29.46 decreased by 50% =
  30. 30.375 decreased by 8% =
  31. 31.292 increased by 75% =
  32. 32.160 increased by 5% =
  33. 33.596 decreased by 50% =
  34. 34.310 increased by 10% =
  35. 35.580 decreased by 50% =
  36. 36.125 increased by 12% =
  37. 37.200 decreased by 75% =
  38. 38.210 decreased by 10% =
  39. 39.388 increased by 75% =
  40. 40.68 increased by 50% =

Answer key

  1. 675
  2. 494
  3. 345
  4. 434
  5. 610
  6. 273
  7. 407
  8. 551
  9. 408
  10. 471
  11. 476
  12. 448
  13. 378
  14. 154
  15. 644
  16. 315
  17. 270
  18. 680
  19. 510
  20. 568
  21. 486
  22. 366
  23. 184
  24. 84
  25. 56
  26. 119
  27. 65
  28. 96
  29. 23
  30. 345
  31. 511
  32. 168
  33. 298
  34. 341
  35. 290
  36. 140
  37. 50
  38. 189
  39. 679
  40. 102

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