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Percentage Increase and Decrease Trick Worksheet

Speed calculation lesson 23: Increase or decrease by a percent · Set 33 · 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. 1.460 increased by 35% =
  2. 2.50 decreased by 8% =
  3. 3.224 increased by 25% =
  4. 4.250 increased by 12% =
  5. 5.620 decreased by 15% =
  6. 6.220 decreased by 60% =
  7. 7.100 decreased by 30% =
  8. 8.100 increased by 35% =
  9. 9.140 increased by 35% =
  10. 10.85 increased by 60% =
  11. 11.215 decreased by 20% =
  12. 12.84 decreased by 75% =
  13. 13.520 increased by 15% =
  14. 14.544 decreased by 75% =
  15. 15.360 increased by 15% =
  16. 16.360 decreased by 35% =
  17. 17.125 decreased by 60% =
  18. 18.660 increased by 35% =
  19. 19.625 decreased by 60% =
  20. 20.425 increased by 8% =
  21. 21.360 decreased by 35% =
  22. 22.480 increased by 15% =
  23. 23.575 increased by 12% =
  24. 24.420 decreased by 35% =
  25. 25.160 increased by 35% =
  26. 26.714 increased by 50% =
  27. 27.140 increased by 35% =
  28. 28.760 decreased by 10% =
  29. 29.740 decreased by 35% =
  30. 30.90 decreased by 30% =
  31. 31.460 decreased by 10% =
  32. 32.465 increased by 40% =
  33. 33.150 decreased by 8% =
  34. 34.135 increased by 20% =
  35. 35.200 increased by 8% =
  36. 36.790 increased by 40% =
  37. 37.498 increased by 50% =
  38. 38.280 increased by 30% =
  39. 39.772 decreased by 75% =
  40. 40.450 decreased by 10% =

Answer key

  1. 621
  2. 46
  3. 280
  4. 280
  5. 527
  6. 88
  7. 70
  8. 135
  9. 189
  10. 136
  11. 172
  12. 21
  13. 598
  14. 136
  15. 414
  16. 234
  17. 50
  18. 891
  19. 250
  20. 459
  21. 234
  22. 552
  23. 644
  24. 273
  25. 216
  26. 1071
  27. 189
  28. 684
  29. 481
  30. 63
  31. 414
  32. 651
  33. 138
  34. 162
  35. 216
  36. 1106
  37. 747
  38. 364
  39. 193
  40. 405

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