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Percentage Increase and Decrease Trick Worksheet

Speed calculation lesson 23: Increase or decrease by a percent · Set 304 · 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. 1.180 increased by 40% =
  2. 2.380 increased by 15% =
  3. 3.60 increased by 10% =
  4. 4.75 decreased by 12% =
  5. 5.460 decreased by 15% =
  6. 6.40 increased by 5% =
  7. 7.400 decreased by 12% =
  8. 8.350 decreased by 30% =
  9. 9.290 decreased by 10% =
  10. 10.275 decreased by 12% =
  11. 11.790 decreased by 30% =
  12. 12.185 decreased by 40% =
  13. 13.526 increased by 50% =
  14. 14.400 decreased by 10% =
  15. 15.800 decreased by 20% =
  16. 16.780 increased by 15% =
  17. 17.640 increased by 5% =
  18. 18.720 increased by 10% =
  19. 19.800 decreased by 15% =
  20. 20.280 increased by 10% =
  21. 21.140 decreased by 40% =
  22. 22.585 increased by 20% =
  23. 23.76 decreased by 50% =
  24. 24.600 increased by 60% =
  25. 25.214 increased by 50% =
  26. 26.488 decreased by 75% =
  27. 27.225 decreased by 40% =
  28. 28.240 increased by 40% =
  29. 29.270 increased by 20% =
  30. 30.265 decreased by 40% =
  31. 31.300 increased by 20% =
  32. 32.590 decreased by 40% =
  33. 33.380 decreased by 15% =
  34. 34.708 increased by 75% =
  35. 35.90 increased by 20% =
  36. 36.750 decreased by 12% =
  37. 37.94 increased by 50% =
  38. 38.260 increased by 15% =
  39. 39.600 increased by 12% =
  40. 40.200 increased by 25% =

Answer key

  1. 252
  2. 437
  3. 66
  4. 66
  5. 391
  6. 42
  7. 352
  8. 245
  9. 261
  10. 242
  11. 553
  12. 111
  13. 789
  14. 360
  15. 640
  16. 897
  17. 672
  18. 792
  19. 680
  20. 308
  21. 84
  22. 702
  23. 38
  24. 960
  25. 321
  26. 122
  27. 135
  28. 336
  29. 324
  30. 159
  31. 360
  32. 354
  33. 323
  34. 1239
  35. 108
  36. 660
  37. 141
  38. 299
  39. 672
  40. 250

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