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Percentage Increase and Decrease Trick Worksheet

Speed calculation lesson 23: Increase or decrease by a percent · Set 201 · 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 increased by 35% =
  2. 2.320 increased by 10% =
  3. 3.295 increased by 40% =
  4. 4.444 increased by 25% =
  5. 5.580 decreased by 35% =
  6. 6.135 increased by 20% =
  7. 7.670 decreased by 50% =
  8. 8.650 decreased by 10% =
  9. 9.110 increased by 40% =
  10. 10.100 decreased by 35% =
  11. 11.280 decreased by 30% =
  12. 12.700 decreased by 5% =
  13. 13.40 decreased by 15% =
  14. 14.328 decreased by 75% =
  15. 15.780 increased by 40% =
  16. 16.535 increased by 60% =
  17. 17.490 increased by 10% =
  18. 18.210 increased by 10% =
  19. 19.382 increased by 50% =
  20. 20.80 increased by 50% =
  21. 21.50 decreased by 8% =
  22. 22.340 decreased by 35% =
  23. 23.720 increased by 15% =
  24. 24.150 decreased by 8% =
  25. 25.175 increased by 8% =
  26. 26.468 decreased by 50% =
  27. 27.565 decreased by 20% =
  28. 28.785 increased by 20% =
  29. 29.360 increased by 5% =
  30. 30.624 increased by 75% =
  31. 31.280 decreased by 15% =
  32. 32.770 increased by 60% =
  33. 33.688 decreased by 75% =
  34. 34.408 increased by 50% =
  35. 35.45 decreased by 20% =
  36. 36.460 increased by 35% =
  37. 37.75 increased by 8% =
  38. 38.684 increased by 25% =
  39. 39.240 increased by 20% =
  40. 40.750 decreased by 12% =

Answer key

  1. 729
  2. 352
  3. 413
  4. 555
  5. 377
  6. 162
  7. 335
  8. 585
  9. 154
  10. 65
  11. 196
  12. 665
  13. 34
  14. 82
  15. 1092
  16. 856
  17. 539
  18. 231
  19. 573
  20. 120
  21. 46
  22. 221
  23. 828
  24. 138
  25. 189
  26. 234
  27. 452
  28. 942
  29. 378
  30. 1092
  31. 238
  32. 1232
  33. 172
  34. 612
  35. 36
  36. 621
  37. 81
  38. 855
  39. 288
  40. 660

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