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Percentage Increase and Decrease Trick Worksheet

Speed calculation lesson 23: Increase or decrease by a percent · Set 178 · 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 increased by 35% =
  2. 2.130 increased by 30% =
  3. 3.75 decreased by 8% =
  4. 4.325 increased by 12% =
  5. 5.200 increased by 30% =
  6. 6.50 increased by 8% =
  7. 7.180 increased by 75% =
  8. 8.645 decreased by 40% =
  9. 9.200 decreased by 8% =
  10. 10.620 increased by 10% =
  11. 11.360 decreased by 35% =
  12. 12.192 decreased by 75% =
  13. 13.456 increased by 25% =
  14. 14.740 decreased by 10% =
  15. 15.520 decreased by 30% =
  16. 16.500 increased by 10% =
  17. 17.80 increased by 5% =
  18. 18.750 increased by 12% =
  19. 19.496 decreased by 50% =
  20. 20.625 increased by 8% =
  21. 21.500 decreased by 5% =
  22. 22.705 increased by 20% =
  23. 23.348 increased by 75% =
  24. 24.260 increased by 10% =
  25. 25.420 increased by 5% =
  26. 26.525 increased by 20% =
  27. 27.100 increased by 40% =
  28. 28.294 increased by 50% =
  29. 29.790 increased by 60% =
  30. 30.570 decreased by 60% =
  31. 31.96 increased by 75% =
  32. 32.60 increased by 75% =
  33. 33.180 decreased by 15% =
  34. 34.610 increased by 10% =
  35. 35.460 decreased by 5% =
  36. 36.764 increased by 25% =
  37. 37.500 decreased by 5% =
  38. 38.52 decreased by 75% =
  39. 39.236 increased by 50% =
  40. 40.70 increased by 30% =

Answer key

  1. 864
  2. 169
  3. 69
  4. 364
  5. 260
  6. 54
  7. 315
  8. 387
  9. 184
  10. 682
  11. 234
  12. 48
  13. 570
  14. 666
  15. 364
  16. 550
  17. 84
  18. 840
  19. 248
  20. 675
  21. 475
  22. 846
  23. 609
  24. 286
  25. 441
  26. 630
  27. 140
  28. 441
  29. 1264
  30. 228
  31. 168
  32. 105
  33. 153
  34. 671
  35. 437
  36. 955
  37. 475
  38. 13
  39. 354
  40. 91

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