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Percentage Increase and Decrease Trick Worksheet

Speed calculation lesson 23: Increase or decrease by a percent · Set 150 · 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. 1.485 increased by 40% =
  2. 2.500 increased by 30% =
  3. 3.256 increased by 75% =
  4. 4.775 increased by 20% =
  5. 5.130 increased by 60% =
  6. 6.590 decreased by 30% =
  7. 7.200 decreased by 75% =
  8. 8.740 increased by 15% =
  9. 9.680 increased by 35% =
  10. 10.675 increased by 8% =
  11. 11.520 increased by 30% =
  12. 12.280 decreased by 15% =
  13. 13.50 decreased by 30% =
  14. 14.715 decreased by 20% =
  15. 15.320 decreased by 10% =
  16. 16.192 increased by 25% =
  17. 17.250 decreased by 8% =
  18. 18.300 increased by 8% =
  19. 19.275 decreased by 20% =
  20. 20.624 decreased by 50% =
  21. 21.200 increased by 5% =
  22. 22.232 decreased by 75% =
  23. 23.664 increased by 75% =
  24. 24.285 increased by 60% =
  25. 25.450 decreased by 30% =
  26. 26.325 increased by 8% =
  27. 27.780 decreased by 35% =
  28. 28.185 increased by 60% =
  29. 29.325 decreased by 20% =
  30. 30.280 increased by 15% =
  31. 31.215 decreased by 40% =
  32. 32.420 decreased by 35% =
  33. 33.764 decreased by 75% =
  34. 34.775 increased by 12% =
  35. 35.340 increased by 10% =
  36. 36.755 decreased by 20% =
  37. 37.664 increased by 25% =
  38. 38.280 increased by 15% =
  39. 39.628 increased by 75% =
  40. 40.75 increased by 40% =

Answer key

  1. 679
  2. 650
  3. 448
  4. 930
  5. 208
  6. 413
  7. 50
  8. 851
  9. 918
  10. 729
  11. 676
  12. 238
  13. 35
  14. 572
  15. 288
  16. 240
  17. 230
  18. 324
  19. 220
  20. 312
  21. 210
  22. 58
  23. 1162
  24. 456
  25. 315
  26. 351
  27. 507
  28. 296
  29. 260
  30. 322
  31. 129
  32. 273
  33. 191
  34. 868
  35. 374
  36. 604
  37. 830
  38. 322
  39. 1099
  40. 105

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