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Percentage Increase and Decrease Trick Worksheet

Speed calculation lesson 23: Increase or decrease by a percent · Set 306 · 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. 1.300 increased by 40% =
  2. 2.240 increased by 15% =
  3. 3.325 increased by 8% =
  4. 4.640 decreased by 15% =
  5. 5.240 decreased by 10% =
  6. 6.260 increased by 60% =
  7. 7.68 increased by 75% =
  8. 8.570 increased by 10% =
  9. 9.490 increased by 10% =
  10. 10.240 increased by 10% =
  11. 11.265 decreased by 60% =
  12. 12.760 increased by 15% =
  13. 13.700 decreased by 30% =
  14. 14.220 increased by 25% =
  15. 15.188 decreased by 25% =
  16. 16.390 decreased by 60% =
  17. 17.576 increased by 50% =
  18. 18.530 increased by 30% =
  19. 19.50 increased by 12% =
  20. 20.350 increased by 12% =
  21. 21.730 decreased by 40% =
  22. 22.236 increased by 25% =
  23. 23.110 increased by 40% =
  24. 24.605 increased by 60% =
  25. 25.580 decreased by 60% =
  26. 26.560 decreased by 30% =
  27. 27.150 increased by 60% =
  28. 28.225 increased by 8% =
  29. 29.720 decreased by 20% =
  30. 30.495 decreased by 40% =
  31. 31.248 increased by 75% =
  32. 32.465 decreased by 60% =
  33. 33.415 decreased by 60% =
  34. 34.636 increased by 50% =
  35. 35.730 decreased by 30% =
  36. 36.520 increased by 75% =
  37. 37.408 increased by 25% =
  38. 38.150 decreased by 8% =
  39. 39.75 decreased by 12% =
  40. 40.56 increased by 25% =

Answer key

  1. 420
  2. 276
  3. 351
  4. 544
  5. 216
  6. 416
  7. 119
  8. 627
  9. 539
  10. 264
  11. 106
  12. 874
  13. 490
  14. 275
  15. 141
  16. 156
  17. 864
  18. 689
  19. 56
  20. 392
  21. 438
  22. 295
  23. 154
  24. 968
  25. 232
  26. 392
  27. 240
  28. 243
  29. 576
  30. 297
  31. 434
  32. 186
  33. 166
  34. 954
  35. 511
  36. 910
  37. 510
  38. 138
  39. 66
  40. 70

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