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Percentage Increase and Decrease Trick Worksheet

Speed calculation lesson 23: Increase or decrease by a percent · Set 970 · 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. 1.105 increased by 40% =
  2. 2.652 increased by 50% =
  3. 3.50 decreased by 12% =
  4. 4.460 increased by 40% =
  5. 5.770 increased by 20% =
  6. 6.80 increased by 35% =
  7. 7.620 increased by 10% =
  8. 8.150 increased by 12% =
  9. 9.220 increased by 15% =
  10. 10.260 decreased by 15% =
  11. 11.125 decreased by 8% =
  12. 12.600 increased by 10% =
  13. 13.475 decreased by 12% =
  14. 14.692 decreased by 75% =
  15. 15.180 decreased by 5% =
  16. 16.682 increased by 50% =
  17. 17.100 decreased by 5% =
  18. 18.325 increased by 12% =
  19. 19.280 increased by 25% =
  20. 20.320 decreased by 15% =
  21. 21.240 decreased by 75% =
  22. 22.550 decreased by 12% =
  23. 23.344 decreased by 50% =
  24. 24.368 decreased by 50% =
  25. 25.200 increased by 50% =
  26. 26.350 increased by 12% =
  27. 27.800 decreased by 8% =
  28. 28.256 increased by 75% =
  29. 29.50 increased by 12% =
  30. 30.710 decreased by 30% =
  31. 31.560 increased by 30% =
  32. 32.588 decreased by 50% =
  33. 33.772 decreased by 25% =
  34. 34.140 increased by 15% =
  35. 35.750 increased by 8% =
  36. 36.398 increased by 50% =
  37. 37.220 decreased by 30% =
  38. 38.240 increased by 50% =
  39. 39.240 decreased by 35% =
  40. 40.140 increased by 5% =

Answer key

  1. 147
  2. 978
  3. 44
  4. 644
  5. 924
  6. 108
  7. 682
  8. 168
  9. 253
  10. 221
  11. 115
  12. 660
  13. 418
  14. 173
  15. 171
  16. 1023
  17. 95
  18. 364
  19. 350
  20. 272
  21. 60
  22. 484
  23. 172
  24. 184
  25. 300
  26. 392
  27. 736
  28. 448
  29. 56
  30. 497
  31. 728
  32. 294
  33. 579
  34. 161
  35. 810
  36. 597
  37. 154
  38. 360
  39. 156
  40. 147

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