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Percentage Increase and Decrease Trick Worksheet

Speed calculation lesson 23: Increase or decrease by a percent · Set 20 · 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. 1.560 increased by 35% =
  2. 2.610 increased by 60% =
  3. 3.665 increased by 40% =
  4. 4.125 decreased by 8% =
  5. 5.770 decreased by 20% =
  6. 6.740 increased by 35% =
  7. 7.455 increased by 40% =
  8. 8.460 decreased by 75% =
  9. 9.315 increased by 20% =
  10. 10.300 increased by 75% =
  11. 11.320 increased by 30% =
  12. 12.80 increased by 5% =
  13. 13.360 increased by 20% =
  14. 14.150 decreased by 8% =
  15. 15.300 increased by 35% =
  16. 16.340 decreased by 30% =
  17. 17.515 decreased by 20% =
  18. 18.550 increased by 12% =
  19. 19.160 increased by 10% =
  20. 20.280 increased by 5% =
  21. 21.575 decreased by 8% =
  22. 22.350 decreased by 60% =
  23. 23.180 decreased by 15% =
  24. 24.640 increased by 10% =
  25. 25.95 decreased by 40% =
  26. 26.350 decreased by 10% =
  27. 27.205 increased by 40% =
  28. 28.440 increased by 10% =
  29. 29.210 decreased by 10% =
  30. 30.490 increased by 10% =
  31. 31.100 decreased by 35% =
  32. 32.400 decreased by 12% =
  33. 33.500 decreased by 8% =
  34. 34.124 increased by 25% =
  35. 35.45 increased by 60% =
  36. 36.690 increased by 60% =
  37. 37.190 decreased by 20% =
  38. 38.520 decreased by 60% =
  39. 39.140 increased by 5% =
  40. 40.280 increased by 75% =

Answer key

  1. 756
  2. 976
  3. 931
  4. 115
  5. 616
  6. 999
  7. 637
  8. 115
  9. 378
  10. 525
  11. 416
  12. 84
  13. 432
  14. 138
  15. 405
  16. 238
  17. 412
  18. 616
  19. 176
  20. 294
  21. 529
  22. 140
  23. 153
  24. 704
  25. 57
  26. 315
  27. 287
  28. 484
  29. 189
  30. 539
  31. 65
  32. 352
  33. 460
  34. 155
  35. 72
  36. 1104
  37. 152
  38. 208
  39. 147
  40. 490

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