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Percentage Increase and Decrease Trick Worksheet

Speed calculation lesson 23: Increase or decrease by a percent · Set 1 · 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. 1.420 increased by 30% =
  2. 2.500 decreased by 35% =
  3. 3.312 increased by 75% =
  4. 4.75 decreased by 8% =
  5. 5.382 increased by 50% =
  6. 6.540 increased by 15% =
  7. 7.760 decreased by 15% =
  8. 8.85 increased by 20% =
  9. 9.708 decreased by 75% =
  10. 10.740 increased by 15% =
  11. 11.590 increased by 50% =
  12. 12.528 decreased by 25% =
  13. 13.320 decreased by 40% =
  14. 14.100 increased by 35% =
  15. 15.390 increased by 40% =
  16. 16.260 decreased by 5% =
  17. 17.175 decreased by 8% =
  18. 18.675 decreased by 12% =
  19. 19.140 increased by 5% =
  20. 20.145 decreased by 60% =
  21. 21.148 decreased by 75% =
  22. 22.300 decreased by 15% =
  23. 23.365 increased by 60% =
  24. 24.648 decreased by 25% =
  25. 25.510 increased by 40% =
  26. 26.800 increased by 5% =
  27. 27.710 increased by 20% =
  28. 28.68 increased by 75% =
  29. 29.56 increased by 25% =
  30. 30.674 decreased by 50% =
  31. 31.540 decreased by 35% =
  32. 32.760 increased by 30% =
  33. 33.325 decreased by 12% =
  34. 34.570 increased by 40% =
  35. 35.50 increased by 12% =
  36. 36.260 decreased by 30% =
  37. 37.750 decreased by 8% =
  38. 38.140 increased by 60% =
  39. 39.725 increased by 8% =
  40. 40.450 decreased by 10% =

Answer key

  1. 546
  2. 325
  3. 546
  4. 69
  5. 573
  6. 621
  7. 646
  8. 102
  9. 177
  10. 851
  11. 885
  12. 396
  13. 192
  14. 135
  15. 546
  16. 247
  17. 161
  18. 594
  19. 147
  20. 58
  21. 37
  22. 255
  23. 584
  24. 486
  25. 714
  26. 840
  27. 852
  28. 119
  29. 70
  30. 337
  31. 351
  32. 988
  33. 286
  34. 798
  35. 56
  36. 182
  37. 690
  38. 224
  39. 783
  40. 405

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