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Percentage Increase and Decrease Trick Worksheet

Speed calculation lesson 23: Increase or decrease by a percent · Set 296 · 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. 1.200 increased by 40% =
  2. 2.428 decreased by 50% =
  3. 3.350 decreased by 8% =
  4. 4.500 increased by 30% =
  5. 5.645 decreased by 20% =
  6. 6.570 increased by 10% =
  7. 7.40 decreased by 35% =
  8. 8.600 increased by 30% =
  9. 9.100 decreased by 12% =
  10. 10.795 increased by 60% =
  11. 11.475 increased by 8% =
  12. 12.448 increased by 75% =
  13. 13.784 decreased by 25% =
  14. 14.600 increased by 8% =
  15. 15.645 decreased by 60% =
  16. 16.376 increased by 25% =
  17. 17.380 decreased by 50% =
  18. 18.508 increased by 25% =
  19. 19.525 decreased by 20% =
  20. 20.660 decreased by 15% =
  21. 21.540 increased by 5% =
  22. 22.500 increased by 10% =
  23. 23.160 increased by 35% =
  24. 24.780 increased by 15% =
  25. 25.180 decreased by 30% =
  26. 26.640 decreased by 35% =
  27. 27.195 increased by 20% =
  28. 28.760 decreased by 10% =
  29. 29.120 increased by 10% =
  30. 30.560 decreased by 60% =
  31. 31.240 decreased by 15% =
  32. 32.608 increased by 25% =
  33. 33.70 decreased by 30% =
  34. 34.605 decreased by 40% =
  35. 35.280 decreased by 15% =
  36. 36.165 increased by 20% =
  37. 37.612 increased by 75% =
  38. 38.365 decreased by 60% =
  39. 39.390 decreased by 60% =
  40. 40.180 increased by 60% =

Answer key

  1. 280
  2. 214
  3. 322
  4. 650
  5. 516
  6. 627
  7. 26
  8. 780
  9. 88
  10. 1272
  11. 513
  12. 784
  13. 588
  14. 648
  15. 258
  16. 470
  17. 190
  18. 635
  19. 420
  20. 561
  21. 567
  22. 550
  23. 216
  24. 897
  25. 126
  26. 416
  27. 234
  28. 684
  29. 132
  30. 224
  31. 204
  32. 760
  33. 49
  34. 363
  35. 238
  36. 198
  37. 1071
  38. 146
  39. 156
  40. 288

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