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Percentage Increase and Decrease Trick Worksheet

Speed calculation lesson 23: Increase or decrease by a percent · Set 120 · 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. 1.750 increased by 40% =
  2. 2.256 decreased by 75% =
  3. 3.120 increased by 30% =
  4. 4.800 increased by 30% =
  5. 5.50 decreased by 50% =
  6. 6.180 increased by 75% =
  7. 7.484 decreased by 25% =
  8. 8.90 decreased by 10% =
  9. 9.552 increased by 75% =
  10. 10.410 increased by 30% =
  11. 11.400 decreased by 25% =
  12. 12.180 increased by 10% =
  13. 13.640 decreased by 15% =
  14. 14.150 increased by 8% =
  15. 15.692 decreased by 75% =
  16. 16.104 increased by 50% =
  17. 17.145 increased by 20% =
  18. 18.160 decreased by 10% =
  19. 19.40 decreased by 5% =
  20. 20.475 increased by 8% =
  21. 21.425 increased by 12% =
  22. 22.625 increased by 20% =
  23. 23.200 increased by 5% =
  24. 24.520 increased by 30% =
  25. 25.718 increased by 50% =
  26. 26.196 decreased by 50% =
  27. 27.300 decreased by 35% =
  28. 28.680 increased by 20% =
  29. 29.160 decreased by 60% =
  30. 30.440 increased by 30% =
  31. 31.180 increased by 30% =
  32. 32.100 decreased by 35% =
  33. 33.200 increased by 12% =
  34. 34.460 decreased by 15% =
  35. 35.708 decreased by 50% =
  36. 36.444 increased by 50% =
  37. 37.780 increased by 30% =
  38. 38.375 increased by 60% =
  39. 39.720 increased by 5% =
  40. 40.256 decreased by 75% =

Answer key

  1. 1050
  2. 64
  3. 156
  4. 1040
  5. 25
  6. 315
  7. 363
  8. 81
  9. 966
  10. 533
  11. 300
  12. 198
  13. 544
  14. 162
  15. 173
  16. 156
  17. 174
  18. 144
  19. 38
  20. 513
  21. 476
  22. 750
  23. 210
  24. 676
  25. 1077
  26. 98
  27. 195
  28. 816
  29. 64
  30. 572
  31. 234
  32. 65
  33. 224
  34. 391
  35. 354
  36. 666
  37. 1014
  38. 600
  39. 756
  40. 64

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