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Percentage Increase and Decrease Trick Worksheet

Speed calculation lesson 23: Increase or decrease by a percent · Set 994 · 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. 1.548 increased by 50% =
  2. 2.540 increased by 5% =
  3. 3.500 increased by 75% =
  4. 4.400 decreased by 15% =
  5. 5.145 increased by 20% =
  6. 6.70 decreased by 20% =
  7. 7.140 decreased by 30% =
  8. 8.710 decreased by 30% =
  9. 9.132 decreased by 25% =
  10. 10.260 increased by 35% =
  11. 11.275 increased by 12% =
  12. 12.270 decreased by 10% =
  13. 13.250 decreased by 10% =
  14. 14.310 increased by 30% =
  15. 15.440 increased by 75% =
  16. 16.660 decreased by 25% =
  17. 17.228 decreased by 75% =
  18. 18.310 increased by 10% =
  19. 19.290 increased by 20% =
  20. 20.500 decreased by 5% =
  21. 21.440 increased by 35% =
  22. 22.375 increased by 8% =
  23. 23.75 decreased by 12% =
  24. 24.320 increased by 5% =
  25. 25.336 increased by 50% =
  26. 26.60 increased by 20% =
  27. 27.772 decreased by 25% =
  28. 28.696 decreased by 75% =
  29. 29.365 decreased by 60% =
  30. 30.240 decreased by 20% =
  31. 31.560 increased by 20% =
  32. 32.450 increased by 10% =
  33. 33.40 decreased by 10% =
  34. 34.630 increased by 20% =
  35. 35.640 increased by 15% =
  36. 36.100 decreased by 15% =
  37. 37.350 increased by 8% =
  38. 38.684 decreased by 50% =
  39. 39.700 increased by 10% =
  40. 40.300 decreased by 8% =

Answer key

  1. 822
  2. 567
  3. 875
  4. 340
  5. 174
  6. 56
  7. 98
  8. 497
  9. 99
  10. 351
  11. 308
  12. 243
  13. 225
  14. 403
  15. 770
  16. 495
  17. 57
  18. 341
  19. 348
  20. 475
  21. 594
  22. 405
  23. 66
  24. 336
  25. 504
  26. 72
  27. 579
  28. 174
  29. 146
  30. 192
  31. 672
  32. 495
  33. 36
  34. 756
  35. 736
  36. 85
  37. 378
  38. 342
  39. 770
  40. 276

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