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Percentage Increase and Decrease Trick Worksheet

Speed calculation lesson 23: Increase or decrease by a percent · Set 107 · 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. 1.160 increased by 35% =
  2. 2.582 decreased by 50% =
  3. 3.425 increased by 8% =
  4. 4.275 decreased by 12% =
  5. 5.280 increased by 15% =
  6. 6.198 increased by 50% =
  7. 7.200 decreased by 12% =
  8. 8.300 decreased by 30% =
  9. 9.490 decreased by 20% =
  10. 10.720 increased by 35% =
  11. 11.575 increased by 8% =
  12. 12.420 increased by 75% =
  13. 13.760 increased by 20% =
  14. 14.760 increased by 5% =
  15. 15.740 increased by 15% =
  16. 16.40 increased by 15% =
  17. 17.620 increased by 10% =
  18. 18.360 increased by 5% =
  19. 19.85 increased by 40% =
  20. 20.140 increased by 10% =
  21. 21.235 increased by 60% =
  22. 22.420 decreased by 35% =
  23. 23.380 decreased by 5% =
  24. 24.415 increased by 60% =
  25. 25.460 increased by 5% =
  26. 26.145 increased by 20% =
  27. 27.280 decreased by 15% =
  28. 28.270 increased by 30% =
  29. 29.404 increased by 75% =
  30. 30.150 increased by 20% =
  31. 31.480 increased by 15% =
  32. 32.155 increased by 60% =
  33. 33.100 decreased by 8% =
  34. 34.520 decreased by 35% =
  35. 35.260 increased by 75% =
  36. 36.50 increased by 30% =
  37. 37.690 decreased by 40% =
  38. 38.460 increased by 60% =
  39. 39.260 increased by 5% =
  40. 40.44 decreased by 75% =

Answer key

  1. 216
  2. 291
  3. 459
  4. 242
  5. 322
  6. 297
  7. 176
  8. 210
  9. 392
  10. 972
  11. 621
  12. 735
  13. 912
  14. 798
  15. 851
  16. 46
  17. 682
  18. 378
  19. 119
  20. 154
  21. 376
  22. 273
  23. 361
  24. 664
  25. 483
  26. 174
  27. 238
  28. 351
  29. 707
  30. 180
  31. 552
  32. 248
  33. 92
  34. 338
  35. 455
  36. 65
  37. 414
  38. 736
  39. 273
  40. 11

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