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Percentage Increase and Decrease Trick Worksheet

Speed calculation lesson 23: Increase or decrease by a percent · Set 130 · 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 35% =
  2. 2.270 increased by 60% =
  3. 3.240 decreased by 25% =
  4. 4.50 increased by 8% =
  5. 5.375 decreased by 8% =
  6. 6.320 increased by 15% =
  7. 7.560 increased by 30% =
  8. 8.230 increased by 30% =
  9. 9.280 decreased by 40% =
  10. 10.80 decreased by 20% =
  11. 11.725 increased by 20% =
  12. 12.40 decreased by 35% =
  13. 13.590 decreased by 10% =
  14. 14.765 increased by 20% =
  15. 15.385 increased by 40% =
  16. 16.96 increased by 50% =
  17. 17.90 increased by 10% =
  18. 18.660 increased by 35% =
  19. 19.465 increased by 60% =
  20. 20.236 decreased by 75% =
  21. 21.205 decreased by 20% =
  22. 22.730 increased by 30% =
  23. 23.260 increased by 15% =
  24. 24.696 increased by 75% =
  25. 25.250 decreased by 8% =
  26. 26.192 increased by 50% =
  27. 27.144 decreased by 75% =
  28. 28.780 decreased by 60% =
  29. 29.435 increased by 20% =
  30. 30.660 increased by 35% =
  31. 31.290 increased by 10% =
  32. 32.612 decreased by 25% =
  33. 33.740 increased by 10% =
  34. 34.425 increased by 20% =
  35. 35.630 decreased by 10% =
  36. 36.580 decreased by 30% =
  37. 37.100 decreased by 12% =
  38. 38.435 increased by 60% =
  39. 39.240 increased by 25% =
  40. 40.585 decreased by 40% =

Answer key

  1. 837
  2. 432
  3. 180
  4. 54
  5. 345
  6. 368
  7. 728
  8. 299
  9. 168
  10. 64
  11. 870
  12. 26
  13. 531
  14. 918
  15. 539
  16. 144
  17. 99
  18. 891
  19. 744
  20. 59
  21. 164
  22. 949
  23. 299
  24. 1218
  25. 230
  26. 288
  27. 36
  28. 312
  29. 522
  30. 891
  31. 319
  32. 459
  33. 814
  34. 510
  35. 567
  36. 406
  37. 88
  38. 696
  39. 300
  40. 351

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