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Percentage Increase and Decrease Trick Worksheet

Speed calculation lesson 23: Increase or decrease by a percent · Set 353 · 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. 1.270 increased by 40% =
  2. 2.60 decreased by 35% =
  3. 3.340 increased by 60% =
  4. 4.140 decreased by 40% =
  5. 5.188 decreased by 75% =
  6. 6.140 decreased by 5% =
  7. 7.210 increased by 30% =
  8. 8.360 increased by 15% =
  9. 9.255 decreased by 40% =
  10. 10.320 decreased by 30% =
  11. 11.170 increased by 10% =
  12. 12.40 increased by 5% =
  13. 13.240 increased by 15% =
  14. 14.648 decreased by 50% =
  15. 15.620 decreased by 15% =
  16. 16.70 decreased by 10% =
  17. 17.420 decreased by 10% =
  18. 18.262 decreased by 50% =
  19. 19.730 increased by 30% =
  20. 20.400 increased by 8% =
  21. 21.530 increased by 10% =
  22. 22.726 increased by 50% =
  23. 23.464 decreased by 75% =
  24. 24.600 decreased by 35% =
  25. 25.480 decreased by 10% =
  26. 26.660 increased by 30% =
  27. 27.746 decreased by 50% =
  28. 28.320 increased by 40% =
  29. 29.350 decreased by 12% =
  30. 30.676 decreased by 50% =
  31. 31.560 decreased by 35% =
  32. 32.532 decreased by 25% =
  33. 33.220 decreased by 30% =
  34. 34.600 increased by 8% =
  35. 35.435 increased by 20% =
  36. 36.235 increased by 20% =
  37. 37.380 decreased by 75% =
  38. 38.340 increased by 15% =
  39. 39.690 decreased by 30% =
  40. 40.772 increased by 75% =

Answer key

  1. 378
  2. 39
  3. 544
  4. 84
  5. 47
  6. 133
  7. 273
  8. 414
  9. 153
  10. 224
  11. 187
  12. 42
  13. 276
  14. 324
  15. 527
  16. 63
  17. 378
  18. 131
  19. 949
  20. 432
  21. 583
  22. 1089
  23. 116
  24. 390
  25. 432
  26. 858
  27. 373
  28. 448
  29. 308
  30. 338
  31. 364
  32. 399
  33. 154
  34. 648
  35. 522
  36. 282
  37. 95
  38. 391
  39. 483
  40. 1351

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