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Percentage Increase and Decrease Trick Worksheet

Speed calculation lesson 23: Increase or decrease by a percent · Set 140 · 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. 1.640 decreased by 40% =
  2. 2.240 increased by 60% =
  3. 3.180 increased by 25% =
  4. 4.240 increased by 5% =
  5. 5.250 decreased by 8% =
  6. 6.300 decreased by 12% =
  7. 7.104 decreased by 75% =
  8. 8.380 increased by 5% =
  9. 9.418 increased by 50% =
  10. 10.680 decreased by 30% =
  11. 11.110 increased by 20% =
  12. 12.205 decreased by 20% =
  13. 13.265 decreased by 20% =
  14. 14.225 increased by 12% =
  15. 15.340 decreased by 5% =
  16. 16.230 decreased by 40% =
  17. 17.655 decreased by 60% =
  18. 18.650 decreased by 8% =
  19. 19.600 decreased by 20% =
  20. 20.540 decreased by 5% =
  21. 21.575 decreased by 8% =
  22. 22.560 decreased by 20% =
  23. 23.400 increased by 30% =
  24. 24.326 increased by 50% =
  25. 25.380 decreased by 5% =
  26. 26.80 increased by 20% =
  27. 27.760 increased by 75% =
  28. 28.54 decreased by 50% =
  29. 29.624 increased by 25% =
  30. 30.720 decreased by 30% =
  31. 31.720 increased by 25% =
  32. 32.324 decreased by 75% =
  33. 33.108 decreased by 25% =
  34. 34.725 increased by 20% =
  35. 35.60 increased by 60% =
  36. 36.550 decreased by 8% =
  37. 37.495 increased by 20% =
  38. 38.470 decreased by 20% =
  39. 39.42 increased by 50% =
  40. 40.480 decreased by 35% =

Answer key

  1. 384
  2. 384
  3. 225
  4. 252
  5. 230
  6. 264
  7. 26
  8. 399
  9. 627
  10. 476
  11. 132
  12. 164
  13. 212
  14. 252
  15. 323
  16. 138
  17. 262
  18. 598
  19. 480
  20. 513
  21. 529
  22. 448
  23. 520
  24. 489
  25. 361
  26. 96
  27. 1330
  28. 27
  29. 780
  30. 504
  31. 900
  32. 81
  33. 81
  34. 870
  35. 96
  36. 506
  37. 594
  38. 376
  39. 63
  40. 312

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