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Percentage Increase and Decrease Trick Worksheet

Speed calculation lesson 23: Increase or decrease by a percent · Set 184 · 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. 1.540 decreased by 35% =
  2. 2.140 increased by 15% =
  3. 3.645 increased by 20% =
  4. 4.620 increased by 35% =
  5. 5.405 decreased by 40% =
  6. 6.660 decreased by 30% =
  7. 7.800 increased by 30% =
  8. 8.740 decreased by 40% =
  9. 9.534 decreased by 50% =
  10. 10.680 decreased by 40% =
  11. 11.600 increased by 12% =
  12. 12.408 increased by 50% =
  13. 13.660 decreased by 35% =
  14. 14.800 decreased by 5% =
  15. 15.560 increased by 40% =
  16. 16.370 decreased by 10% =
  17. 17.316 increased by 75% =
  18. 18.324 decreased by 25% =
  19. 19.335 increased by 20% =
  20. 20.600 decreased by 15% =
  21. 21.95 decreased by 20% =
  22. 22.120 decreased by 20% =
  23. 23.260 increased by 5% =
  24. 24.800 decreased by 8% =
  25. 25.620 decreased by 20% =
  26. 26.40 increased by 5% =
  27. 27.175 increased by 20% =
  28. 28.790 decreased by 10% =
  29. 29.520 increased by 40% =
  30. 30.708 increased by 75% =
  31. 31.312 increased by 75% =
  32. 32.115 increased by 20% =
  33. 33.560 increased by 75% =
  34. 34.684 decreased by 75% =
  35. 35.400 increased by 35% =
  36. 36.325 decreased by 8% =
  37. 37.120 increased by 5% =
  38. 38.436 increased by 25% =
  39. 39.740 decreased by 30% =
  40. 40.530 decreased by 60% =

Answer key

  1. 351
  2. 161
  3. 774
  4. 837
  5. 243
  6. 462
  7. 1040
  8. 444
  9. 267
  10. 408
  11. 672
  12. 612
  13. 429
  14. 760
  15. 784
  16. 333
  17. 553
  18. 243
  19. 402
  20. 510
  21. 76
  22. 96
  23. 273
  24. 736
  25. 496
  26. 42
  27. 210
  28. 711
  29. 728
  30. 1239
  31. 546
  32. 138
  33. 980
  34. 171
  35. 540
  36. 299
  37. 126
  38. 545
  39. 518
  40. 212

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