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Percentage Increase and Decrease Trick Worksheet

Speed calculation lesson 23: Increase or decrease by a percent · Set 257 · 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. 1.760 increased by 60% =
  2. 2.735 decreased by 40% =
  3. 3.375 increased by 20% =
  4. 4.200 decreased by 8% =
  5. 5.290 increased by 20% =
  6. 6.550 decreased by 60% =
  7. 7.536 decreased by 75% =
  8. 8.60 decreased by 60% =
  9. 9.140 increased by 60% =
  10. 10.60 decreased by 30% =
  11. 11.610 decreased by 20% =
  12. 12.160 decreased by 15% =
  13. 13.380 increased by 35% =
  14. 14.640 decreased by 5% =
  15. 15.190 increased by 10% =
  16. 16.130 increased by 10% =
  17. 17.445 increased by 60% =
  18. 18.176 decreased by 50% =
  19. 19.240 decreased by 10% =
  20. 20.620 increased by 5% =
  21. 21.676 increased by 50% =
  22. 22.785 increased by 60% =
  23. 23.125 increased by 40% =
  24. 24.305 increased by 20% =
  25. 25.400 increased by 15% =
  26. 26.440 decreased by 5% =
  27. 27.335 decreased by 20% =
  28. 28.230 increased by 10% =
  29. 29.630 increased by 60% =
  30. 30.415 decreased by 60% =
  31. 31.720 decreased by 15% =
  32. 32.52 increased by 50% =
  33. 33.520 increased by 10% =
  34. 34.500 decreased by 30% =
  35. 35.340 increased by 5% =
  36. 36.272 decreased by 25% =
  37. 37.745 increased by 20% =
  38. 38.70 decreased by 10% =
  39. 39.100 increased by 25% =
  40. 40.220 decreased by 30% =

Answer key

  1. 1216
  2. 441
  3. 450
  4. 184
  5. 348
  6. 220
  7. 134
  8. 24
  9. 224
  10. 42
  11. 488
  12. 136
  13. 513
  14. 608
  15. 209
  16. 143
  17. 712
  18. 88
  19. 216
  20. 651
  21. 1014
  22. 1256
  23. 175
  24. 366
  25. 460
  26. 418
  27. 268
  28. 253
  29. 1008
  30. 166
  31. 612
  32. 78
  33. 572
  34. 350
  35. 357
  36. 204
  37. 894
  38. 63
  39. 125
  40. 154

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