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Percentage Increase and Decrease Trick Worksheet

Speed calculation lesson 23: Increase or decrease by a percent · Set 297 · 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. 1.680 increased by 40% =
  2. 2.170 increased by 60% =
  3. 3.55 increased by 60% =
  4. 4.580 increased by 10% =
  5. 5.690 decreased by 10% =
  6. 6.400 increased by 25% =
  7. 7.685 decreased by 40% =
  8. 8.360 increased by 30% =
  9. 9.260 increased by 5% =
  10. 10.432 decreased by 50% =
  11. 11.375 decreased by 12% =
  12. 12.190 increased by 50% =
  13. 13.270 increased by 30% =
  14. 14.750 decreased by 60% =
  15. 15.130 increased by 40% =
  16. 16.420 decreased by 35% =
  17. 17.500 increased by 12% =
  18. 18.800 decreased by 8% =
  19. 19.400 increased by 8% =
  20. 20.150 increased by 20% =
  21. 21.60 increased by 10% =
  22. 22.190 increased by 60% =
  23. 23.580 decreased by 15% =
  24. 24.740 decreased by 75% =
  25. 25.300 decreased by 20% =
  26. 26.750 decreased by 8% =
  27. 27.140 increased by 35% =
  28. 28.620 decreased by 15% =
  29. 29.235 decreased by 20% =
  30. 30.195 increased by 20% =
  31. 31.525 increased by 20% =
  32. 32.700 decreased by 10% =
  33. 33.50 decreased by 30% =
  34. 34.576 increased by 25% =
  35. 35.586 increased by 50% =
  36. 36.730 decreased by 10% =
  37. 37.300 decreased by 40% =
  38. 38.244 increased by 25% =
  39. 39.170 decreased by 30% =
  40. 40.155 increased by 20% =

Answer key

  1. 952
  2. 272
  3. 88
  4. 638
  5. 621
  6. 500
  7. 411
  8. 468
  9. 273
  10. 216
  11. 330
  12. 285
  13. 351
  14. 300
  15. 182
  16. 273
  17. 560
  18. 736
  19. 432
  20. 180
  21. 66
  22. 304
  23. 493
  24. 185
  25. 240
  26. 690
  27. 189
  28. 527
  29. 188
  30. 234
  31. 630
  32. 630
  33. 35
  34. 720
  35. 879
  36. 657
  37. 180
  38. 305
  39. 119
  40. 186

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