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Percentage Increase and Decrease Trick Worksheet

Speed calculation lesson 23: Increase or decrease by a percent · Set 163 · 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. 1.90 increased by 40% =
  2. 2.675 increased by 60% =
  3. 3.700 decreased by 12% =
  4. 4.790 increased by 20% =
  5. 5.530 increased by 60% =
  6. 6.740 increased by 30% =
  7. 7.300 decreased by 8% =
  8. 8.650 increased by 30% =
  9. 9.296 decreased by 25% =
  10. 10.500 decreased by 35% =
  11. 11.400 decreased by 30% =
  12. 12.110 decreased by 40% =
  13. 13.300 decreased by 75% =
  14. 14.80 decreased by 5% =
  15. 15.750 increased by 40% =
  16. 16.400 increased by 30% =
  17. 17.228 decreased by 25% =
  18. 18.558 decreased by 50% =
  19. 19.772 increased by 75% =
  20. 20.425 decreased by 12% =
  21. 21.525 increased by 8% =
  22. 22.350 decreased by 30% =
  23. 23.426 decreased by 50% =
  24. 24.525 decreased by 8% =
  25. 25.800 decreased by 8% =
  26. 26.260 increased by 5% =
  27. 27.680 increased by 50% =
  28. 28.200 increased by 5% =
  29. 29.200 increased by 10% =
  30. 30.80 decreased by 15% =
  31. 31.92 decreased by 25% =
  32. 32.215 decreased by 60% =
  33. 33.740 increased by 10% =
  34. 34.300 increased by 5% =
  35. 35.405 decreased by 20% =
  36. 36.260 decreased by 75% =
  37. 37.252 increased by 75% =
  38. 38.640 increased by 35% =
  39. 39.760 decreased by 35% =
  40. 40.588 decreased by 25% =

Answer key

  1. 126
  2. 1080
  3. 616
  4. 948
  5. 848
  6. 962
  7. 276
  8. 845
  9. 222
  10. 325
  11. 280
  12. 66
  13. 75
  14. 76
  15. 1050
  16. 520
  17. 171
  18. 279
  19. 1351
  20. 374
  21. 567
  22. 245
  23. 213
  24. 483
  25. 736
  26. 273
  27. 1020
  28. 210
  29. 220
  30. 68
  31. 69
  32. 86
  33. 814
  34. 315
  35. 324
  36. 65
  37. 441
  38. 864
  39. 494
  40. 441

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