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Percentage Increase and Decrease Trick Worksheet

Speed calculation lesson 23: Increase or decrease by a percent · Set 298 · 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. 1.540 increased by 40% =
  2. 2.252 increased by 75% =
  3. 3.244 decreased by 25% =
  4. 4.430 increased by 40% =
  5. 5.300 decreased by 8% =
  6. 6.180 decreased by 75% =
  7. 7.650 increased by 40% =
  8. 8.50 increased by 12% =
  9. 9.360 decreased by 35% =
  10. 10.110 increased by 50% =
  11. 11.180 increased by 15% =
  12. 12.610 increased by 60% =
  13. 13.575 increased by 8% =
  14. 14.128 decreased by 25% =
  15. 15.200 decreased by 8% =
  16. 16.215 increased by 60% =
  17. 17.640 increased by 10% =
  18. 18.780 increased by 40% =
  19. 19.130 decreased by 40% =
  20. 20.536 decreased by 75% =
  21. 21.60 increased by 5% =
  22. 22.220 increased by 5% =
  23. 23.458 decreased by 50% =
  24. 24.250 increased by 10% =
  25. 25.685 increased by 60% =
  26. 26.800 increased by 8% =
  27. 27.750 increased by 8% =
  28. 28.65 decreased by 40% =
  29. 29.620 increased by 35% =
  30. 30.260 increased by 5% =
  31. 31.85 decreased by 20% =
  32. 32.460 decreased by 35% =
  33. 33.200 decreased by 40% =
  34. 34.60 decreased by 10% =
  35. 35.360 decreased by 5% =
  36. 36.108 decreased by 75% =
  37. 37.800 increased by 10% =
  38. 38.795 decreased by 40% =
  39. 39.556 decreased by 25% =
  40. 40.520 decreased by 10% =

Answer key

  1. 756
  2. 441
  3. 183
  4. 602
  5. 276
  6. 45
  7. 910
  8. 56
  9. 234
  10. 165
  11. 207
  12. 976
  13. 621
  14. 96
  15. 184
  16. 344
  17. 704
  18. 1092
  19. 78
  20. 134
  21. 63
  22. 231
  23. 229
  24. 275
  25. 1096
  26. 864
  27. 810
  28. 39
  29. 837
  30. 273
  31. 68
  32. 299
  33. 120
  34. 54
  35. 342
  36. 27
  37. 880
  38. 477
  39. 417
  40. 468

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