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Percentage Increase and Decrease Trick Worksheet

Speed calculation lesson 23: Increase or decrease by a percent · Set 29 · 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. 1.260 increased by 35% =
  2. 2.800 increased by 40% =
  3. 3.60 increased by 10% =
  4. 4.192 decreased by 75% =
  5. 5.300 decreased by 25% =
  6. 6.780 increased by 15% =
  7. 7.650 decreased by 10% =
  8. 8.380 increased by 5% =
  9. 9.575 increased by 60% =
  10. 10.125 increased by 12% =
  11. 11.640 decreased by 75% =
  12. 12.520 increased by 10% =
  13. 13.50 increased by 20% =
  14. 14.500 increased by 50% =
  15. 15.645 increased by 40% =
  16. 16.540 increased by 5% =
  17. 17.625 decreased by 8% =
  18. 18.540 decreased by 40% =
  19. 19.660 increased by 35% =
  20. 20.425 decreased by 8% =
  21. 21.325 decreased by 12% =
  22. 22.280 increased by 5% =
  23. 23.585 decreased by 20% =
  24. 24.450 decreased by 12% =
  25. 25.612 decreased by 25% =
  26. 26.660 increased by 5% =
  27. 27.560 decreased by 30% =
  28. 28.440 decreased by 15% =
  29. 29.780 increased by 5% =
  30. 30.792 increased by 75% =
  31. 31.400 increased by 15% =
  32. 32.690 decreased by 30% =
  33. 33.168 increased by 25% =
  34. 34.230 increased by 50% =
  35. 35.756 increased by 75% =
  36. 36.560 increased by 20% =
  37. 37.636 decreased by 75% =
  38. 38.675 increased by 12% =
  39. 39.375 decreased by 12% =
  40. 40.100 decreased by 12% =

Answer key

  1. 351
  2. 1120
  3. 66
  4. 48
  5. 225
  6. 897
  7. 585
  8. 399
  9. 920
  10. 140
  11. 160
  12. 572
  13. 60
  14. 750
  15. 903
  16. 567
  17. 575
  18. 324
  19. 891
  20. 391
  21. 286
  22. 294
  23. 468
  24. 396
  25. 459
  26. 693
  27. 392
  28. 374
  29. 819
  30. 1386
  31. 460
  32. 483
  33. 210
  34. 345
  35. 1323
  36. 672
  37. 159
  38. 756
  39. 330
  40. 88

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