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Percentage Increase and Decrease Trick Worksheet

Speed calculation lesson 23: Increase or decrease by a percent · Set 137 · 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. 1.300 increased by 8% =
  2. 2.110 decreased by 40% =
  3. 3.740 increased by 35% =
  4. 4.420 increased by 5% =
  5. 5.240 increased by 30% =
  6. 6.700 decreased by 12% =
  7. 7.680 increased by 35% =
  8. 8.215 increased by 60% =
  9. 9.608 increased by 75% =
  10. 10.240 increased by 10% =
  11. 11.140 increased by 35% =
  12. 12.50 increased by 20% =
  13. 13.90 decreased by 40% =
  14. 14.252 increased by 75% =
  15. 15.150 increased by 12% =
  16. 16.500 decreased by 5% =
  17. 17.200 increased by 12% =
  18. 18.400 increased by 40% =
  19. 19.160 decreased by 20% =
  20. 20.500 decreased by 15% =
  21. 21.375 increased by 20% =
  22. 22.740 increased by 60% =
  23. 23.200 decreased by 12% =
  24. 24.200 increased by 8% =
  25. 25.250 decreased by 10% =
  26. 26.385 increased by 20% =
  27. 27.650 increased by 30% =
  28. 28.120 increased by 40% =
  29. 29.264 decreased by 75% =
  30. 30.644 increased by 50% =
  31. 31.704 increased by 50% =
  32. 32.470 decreased by 20% =
  33. 33.696 increased by 75% =
  34. 34.530 increased by 30% =
  35. 35.145 increased by 40% =
  36. 36.760 decreased by 10% =
  37. 37.412 increased by 50% =
  38. 38.695 decreased by 60% =
  39. 39.782 decreased by 50% =
  40. 40.424 increased by 75% =

Answer key

  1. 324
  2. 66
  3. 999
  4. 441
  5. 312
  6. 616
  7. 918
  8. 344
  9. 1064
  10. 264
  11. 189
  12. 60
  13. 54
  14. 441
  15. 168
  16. 475
  17. 224
  18. 560
  19. 128
  20. 425
  21. 450
  22. 1184
  23. 176
  24. 216
  25. 225
  26. 462
  27. 845
  28. 168
  29. 66
  30. 966
  31. 1056
  32. 376
  33. 1218
  34. 689
  35. 203
  36. 684
  37. 618
  38. 278
  39. 391
  40. 742

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