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Percentage Increase and Decrease Trick Worksheet

Speed calculation lesson 23: Increase or decrease by a percent · Set 310 · 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. 1.635 increased by 40% =
  2. 2.620 decreased by 35% =
  3. 3.100 decreased by 35% =
  4. 4.360 increased by 35% =
  5. 5.375 increased by 8% =
  6. 6.600 increased by 30% =
  7. 7.212 increased by 50% =
  8. 8.535 decreased by 20% =
  9. 9.495 decreased by 40% =
  10. 10.496 increased by 25% =
  11. 11.76 increased by 25% =
  12. 12.120 increased by 35% =
  13. 13.580 decreased by 30% =
  14. 14.675 decreased by 8% =
  15. 15.200 decreased by 30% =
  16. 16.760 increased by 10% =
  17. 17.800 decreased by 5% =
  18. 18.640 decreased by 75% =
  19. 19.310 decreased by 60% =
  20. 20.340 decreased by 15% =
  21. 21.550 increased by 12% =
  22. 22.275 decreased by 8% =
  23. 23.620 decreased by 10% =
  24. 24.675 increased by 20% =
  25. 25.420 decreased by 20% =
  26. 26.168 increased by 50% =
  27. 27.225 decreased by 20% =
  28. 28.475 decreased by 12% =
  29. 29.156 increased by 25% =
  30. 30.320 decreased by 15% =
  31. 31.396 increased by 75% =
  32. 32.760 decreased by 5% =
  33. 33.576 increased by 25% =
  34. 34.424 decreased by 50% =
  35. 35.60 decreased by 5% =
  36. 36.290 decreased by 60% =
  37. 37.440 increased by 5% =
  38. 38.800 increased by 25% =
  39. 39.40 increased by 15% =
  40. 40.40 increased by 35% =

Answer key

  1. 889
  2. 403
  3. 65
  4. 486
  5. 405
  6. 780
  7. 318
  8. 428
  9. 297
  10. 620
  11. 95
  12. 162
  13. 406
  14. 621
  15. 140
  16. 836
  17. 760
  18. 160
  19. 124
  20. 289
  21. 616
  22. 253
  23. 558
  24. 810
  25. 336
  26. 252
  27. 180
  28. 418
  29. 195
  30. 272
  31. 693
  32. 722
  33. 720
  34. 212
  35. 57
  36. 116
  37. 462
  38. 1000
  39. 46
  40. 54

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