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Percentage Increase and Decrease Trick Worksheet

Speed calculation lesson 23: Increase or decrease by a percent · Set 246 · 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. 1.184 increased by 75% =
  2. 2.190 decreased by 40% =
  3. 3.400 decreased by 12% =
  4. 4.205 decreased by 40% =
  5. 5.335 increased by 20% =
  6. 6.720 increased by 35% =
  7. 7.80 increased by 75% =
  8. 8.160 increased by 30% =
  9. 9.100 decreased by 75% =
  10. 10.490 decreased by 30% =
  11. 11.520 decreased by 5% =
  12. 12.410 decreased by 20% =
  13. 13.528 decreased by 50% =
  14. 14.60 decreased by 25% =
  15. 15.430 increased by 30% =
  16. 16.480 decreased by 5% =
  17. 17.650 decreased by 8% =
  18. 18.356 increased by 25% =
  19. 19.240 increased by 75% =
  20. 20.242 decreased by 50% =
  21. 21.160 decreased by 30% =
  22. 22.325 decreased by 12% =
  23. 23.602 decreased by 50% =
  24. 24.325 increased by 12% =
  25. 25.250 decreased by 8% =
  26. 26.40 decreased by 5% =
  27. 27.450 increased by 8% =
  28. 28.460 decreased by 75% =
  29. 29.120 increased by 35% =
  30. 30.780 decreased by 10% =
  31. 31.680 decreased by 35% =
  32. 32.400 decreased by 12% =
  33. 33.550 decreased by 12% =
  34. 34.635 increased by 40% =
  35. 35.295 increased by 60% =
  36. 36.140 decreased by 5% =
  37. 37.60 increased by 35% =
  38. 38.75 decreased by 12% =
  39. 39.180 increased by 15% =
  40. 40.475 decreased by 12% =

Answer key

  1. 322
  2. 114
  3. 352
  4. 123
  5. 402
  6. 972
  7. 140
  8. 208
  9. 25
  10. 343
  11. 494
  12. 328
  13. 264
  14. 45
  15. 559
  16. 456
  17. 598
  18. 445
  19. 420
  20. 121
  21. 112
  22. 286
  23. 301
  24. 364
  25. 230
  26. 38
  27. 486
  28. 115
  29. 162
  30. 702
  31. 442
  32. 352
  33. 484
  34. 889
  35. 472
  36. 133
  37. 81
  38. 66
  39. 207
  40. 418

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