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Percentage Increase and Decrease Trick Worksheet

Speed calculation lesson 23: Increase or decrease by a percent · Set 24 · 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. 1.535 increased by 40% =
  2. 2.240 increased by 15% =
  3. 3.80 decreased by 5% =
  4. 4.280 increased by 30% =
  5. 5.690 decreased by 20% =
  6. 6.50 decreased by 10% =
  7. 7.550 increased by 8% =
  8. 8.706 decreased by 50% =
  9. 9.280 decreased by 15% =
  10. 10.700 increased by 15% =
  11. 11.370 increased by 10% =
  12. 12.350 decreased by 12% =
  13. 13.650 increased by 30% =
  14. 14.140 increased by 35% =
  15. 15.116 decreased by 75% =
  16. 16.325 increased by 12% =
  17. 17.720 increased by 35% =
  18. 18.180 increased by 25% =
  19. 19.310 decreased by 20% =
  20. 20.420 decreased by 20% =
  21. 21.225 decreased by 8% =
  22. 22.780 decreased by 15% =
  23. 23.550 increased by 20% =
  24. 24.710 decreased by 40% =
  25. 25.676 decreased by 50% =
  26. 26.340 decreased by 20% =
  27. 27.660 increased by 10% =
  28. 28.665 increased by 20% =
  29. 29.430 decreased by 50% =
  30. 30.725 decreased by 8% =
  31. 31.460 increased by 5% =
  32. 32.360 increased by 15% =
  33. 33.655 decreased by 20% =
  34. 34.390 decreased by 30% =
  35. 35.320 decreased by 25% =
  36. 36.675 decreased by 12% =
  37. 37.160 decreased by 15% =
  38. 38.496 increased by 25% =
  39. 39.764 increased by 25% =
  40. 40.425 increased by 12% =

Answer key

  1. 749
  2. 276
  3. 76
  4. 364
  5. 552
  6. 45
  7. 594
  8. 353
  9. 238
  10. 805
  11. 407
  12. 308
  13. 845
  14. 189
  15. 29
  16. 364
  17. 972
  18. 225
  19. 248
  20. 336
  21. 207
  22. 663
  23. 660
  24. 426
  25. 338
  26. 272
  27. 726
  28. 798
  29. 215
  30. 667
  31. 483
  32. 414
  33. 524
  34. 273
  35. 240
  36. 594
  37. 136
  38. 620
  39. 955
  40. 476

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