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Percentage Increase and Decrease Trick Worksheet

Speed calculation lesson 23: Increase or decrease by a percent · Set 991 · 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. 1.620 increased by 25% =
  2. 2.755 increased by 40% =
  3. 3.700 increased by 15% =
  4. 4.70 decreased by 20% =
  5. 5.260 decreased by 15% =
  6. 6.100 increased by 20% =
  7. 7.140 decreased by 35% =
  8. 8.316 increased by 25% =
  9. 9.670 increased by 20% =
  10. 10.155 increased by 60% =
  11. 11.440 decreased by 15% =
  12. 12.560 increased by 5% =
  13. 13.165 increased by 20% =
  14. 14.615 decreased by 40% =
  15. 15.630 decreased by 10% =
  16. 16.175 increased by 12% =
  17. 17.700 decreased by 20% =
  18. 18.460 decreased by 15% =
  19. 19.625 increased by 8% =
  20. 20.140 decreased by 15% =
  21. 21.120 increased by 30% =
  22. 22.620 increased by 35% =
  23. 23.750 decreased by 12% =
  24. 24.240 increased by 10% =
  25. 25.72 increased by 25% =
  26. 26.575 increased by 40% =
  27. 27.368 decreased by 75% =
  28. 28.640 decreased by 40% =
  29. 29.770 decreased by 30% =
  30. 30.225 increased by 40% =
  31. 31.280 increased by 75% =
  32. 32.225 increased by 8% =
  33. 33.250 decreased by 12% =
  34. 34.204 decreased by 75% =
  35. 35.105 increased by 60% =
  36. 36.390 decreased by 10% =
  37. 37.782 increased by 50% =
  38. 38.520 increased by 60% =
  39. 39.160 increased by 10% =
  40. 40.475 increased by 8% =

Answer key

  1. 775
  2. 1057
  3. 805
  4. 56
  5. 221
  6. 120
  7. 91
  8. 395
  9. 804
  10. 248
  11. 374
  12. 588
  13. 198
  14. 369
  15. 567
  16. 196
  17. 560
  18. 391
  19. 675
  20. 119
  21. 156
  22. 837
  23. 660
  24. 264
  25. 90
  26. 805
  27. 92
  28. 384
  29. 539
  30. 315
  31. 490
  32. 243
  33. 220
  34. 51
  35. 168
  36. 351
  37. 1173
  38. 832
  39. 176
  40. 513

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