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Percentage Increase and Decrease Trick Worksheet

Speed calculation lesson 23: Increase or decrease by a percent · Set 278 · 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. 1.360 increased by 35% =
  2. 2.635 increased by 40% =
  3. 3.496 decreased by 75% =
  4. 4.248 decreased by 50% =
  5. 5.100 decreased by 12% =
  6. 6.568 increased by 25% =
  7. 7.725 decreased by 12% =
  8. 8.800 decreased by 8% =
  9. 9.200 increased by 15% =
  10. 10.200 decreased by 20% =
  11. 11.220 increased by 20% =
  12. 12.140 decreased by 15% =
  13. 13.268 decreased by 25% =
  14. 14.460 increased by 30% =
  15. 15.390 decreased by 10% =
  16. 16.300 decreased by 5% =
  17. 17.355 increased by 20% =
  18. 18.194 increased by 50% =
  19. 19.260 increased by 75% =
  20. 20.542 increased by 50% =
  21. 21.140 increased by 50% =
  22. 22.680 increased by 35% =
  23. 23.446 increased by 50% =
  24. 24.590 increased by 10% =
  25. 25.604 increased by 50% =
  26. 26.745 decreased by 20% =
  27. 27.180 decreased by 50% =
  28. 28.100 decreased by 8% =
  29. 29.144 increased by 50% =
  30. 30.760 increased by 40% =
  31. 31.74 increased by 50% =
  32. 32.100 increased by 5% =
  33. 33.460 decreased by 40% =
  34. 34.60 increased by 35% =
  35. 35.184 decreased by 25% =
  36. 36.100 increased by 40% =
  37. 37.680 decreased by 35% =
  38. 38.585 decreased by 40% =
  39. 39.580 increased by 20% =
  40. 40.406 increased by 50% =

Answer key

  1. 486
  2. 889
  3. 124
  4. 124
  5. 88
  6. 710
  7. 638
  8. 736
  9. 230
  10. 160
  11. 264
  12. 119
  13. 201
  14. 598
  15. 351
  16. 285
  17. 426
  18. 291
  19. 455
  20. 813
  21. 210
  22. 918
  23. 669
  24. 649
  25. 906
  26. 596
  27. 90
  28. 92
  29. 216
  30. 1064
  31. 111
  32. 105
  33. 276
  34. 81
  35. 138
  36. 140
  37. 442
  38. 351
  39. 696
  40. 609

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