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Percentage Increase and Decrease Trick Worksheet

Speed calculation lesson 23: Increase or decrease by a percent · Set 351 · 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. 1.640 increased by 35% =
  2. 2.350 increased by 20% =
  3. 3.680 increased by 10% =
  4. 4.540 decreased by 40% =
  5. 5.450 decreased by 12% =
  6. 6.260 decreased by 35% =
  7. 7.110 decreased by 10% =
  8. 8.575 decreased by 12% =
  9. 9.260 decreased by 30% =
  10. 10.130 decreased by 20% =
  11. 11.200 decreased by 8% =
  12. 12.440 increased by 10% =
  13. 13.800 increased by 5% =
  14. 14.150 decreased by 10% =
  15. 15.130 decreased by 50% =
  16. 16.345 decreased by 60% =
  17. 17.555 decreased by 20% =
  18. 18.600 increased by 35% =
  19. 19.500 decreased by 30% =
  20. 20.568 decreased by 25% =
  21. 21.675 decreased by 8% =
  22. 22.765 increased by 20% =
  23. 23.200 increased by 50% =
  24. 24.100 increased by 35% =
  25. 25.330 decreased by 30% =
  26. 26.265 increased by 20% =
  27. 27.220 increased by 30% =
  28. 28.375 decreased by 12% =
  29. 29.220 decreased by 35% =
  30. 30.355 increased by 40% =
  31. 31.600 decreased by 15% =
  32. 32.590 increased by 10% =
  33. 33.105 decreased by 60% =
  34. 34.525 decreased by 12% =
  35. 35.80 increased by 60% =
  36. 36.280 increased by 40% =
  37. 37.240 increased by 5% =
  38. 38.256 increased by 50% =
  39. 39.500 increased by 8% =
  40. 40.760 increased by 30% =

Answer key

  1. 864
  2. 420
  3. 748
  4. 324
  5. 396
  6. 169
  7. 99
  8. 506
  9. 182
  10. 104
  11. 184
  12. 484
  13. 840
  14. 135
  15. 65
  16. 138
  17. 444
  18. 810
  19. 350
  20. 426
  21. 621
  22. 918
  23. 300
  24. 135
  25. 231
  26. 318
  27. 286
  28. 330
  29. 143
  30. 497
  31. 510
  32. 649
  33. 42
  34. 462
  35. 128
  36. 392
  37. 252
  38. 384
  39. 540
  40. 988

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