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Percentage Increase and Decrease Trick Worksheet

Speed calculation lesson 23: Increase or decrease by a percent · Set 321 · 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. 1.790 increased by 40% =
  2. 2.300 increased by 10% =
  3. 3.765 decreased by 20% =
  4. 4.225 decreased by 20% =
  5. 5.650 increased by 30% =
  6. 6.295 decreased by 20% =
  7. 7.255 increased by 60% =
  8. 8.440 increased by 30% =
  9. 9.505 decreased by 20% =
  10. 10.205 increased by 40% =
  11. 11.125 increased by 12% =
  12. 12.440 increased by 75% =
  13. 13.124 increased by 25% =
  14. 14.720 increased by 5% =
  15. 15.260 decreased by 20% =
  16. 16.340 increased by 35% =
  17. 17.280 decreased by 15% =
  18. 18.595 increased by 60% =
  19. 19.620 decreased by 35% =
  20. 20.250 decreased by 12% =
  21. 21.296 decreased by 75% =
  22. 22.280 decreased by 15% =
  23. 23.380 decreased by 15% =
  24. 24.580 decreased by 5% =
  25. 25.305 increased by 40% =
  26. 26.125 decreased by 12% =
  27. 27.260 decreased by 10% =
  28. 28.580 decreased by 15% =
  29. 29.160 increased by 35% =
  30. 30.460 decreased by 40% =
  31. 31.215 decreased by 60% =
  32. 32.476 increased by 75% =
  33. 33.200 decreased by 10% =
  34. 34.375 decreased by 20% =
  35. 35.235 decreased by 60% =
  36. 36.568 increased by 75% =
  37. 37.340 decreased by 5% =
  38. 38.70 increased by 10% =
  39. 39.712 decreased by 50% =
  40. 40.760 increased by 15% =

Answer key

  1. 1106
  2. 330
  3. 612
  4. 180
  5. 845
  6. 236
  7. 408
  8. 572
  9. 404
  10. 287
  11. 140
  12. 770
  13. 155
  14. 756
  15. 208
  16. 459
  17. 238
  18. 952
  19. 403
  20. 220
  21. 74
  22. 238
  23. 323
  24. 551
  25. 427
  26. 110
  27. 234
  28. 493
  29. 216
  30. 276
  31. 86
  32. 833
  33. 180
  34. 300
  35. 94
  36. 994
  37. 323
  38. 77
  39. 356
  40. 874

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