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Percentage Increase and Decrease Trick Worksheet

Speed calculation lesson 23: Increase or decrease by a percent · Set 397 · 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. 1.240 increased by 35% =
  2. 2.560 decreased by 75% =
  3. 3.500 decreased by 5% =
  4. 4.690 increased by 10% =
  5. 5.725 increased by 12% =
  6. 6.560 decreased by 50% =
  7. 7.680 increased by 30% =
  8. 8.340 decreased by 5% =
  9. 9.40 increased by 5% =
  10. 10.225 decreased by 8% =
  11. 11.780 decreased by 15% =
  12. 12.230 increased by 10% =
  13. 13.412 increased by 25% =
  14. 14.180 decreased by 10% =
  15. 15.540 increased by 10% =
  16. 16.74 decreased by 50% =
  17. 17.425 decreased by 8% =
  18. 18.50 increased by 40% =
  19. 19.188 decreased by 75% =
  20. 20.275 decreased by 12% =
  21. 21.200 decreased by 15% =
  22. 22.225 increased by 12% =
  23. 23.305 increased by 40% =
  24. 24.140 decreased by 60% =
  25. 25.725 increased by 8% =
  26. 26.500 decreased by 10% =
  27. 27.140 decreased by 25% =
  28. 28.240 increased by 10% =
  29. 29.800 decreased by 5% =
  30. 30.695 increased by 20% =
  31. 31.420 decreased by 15% =
  32. 32.450 increased by 30% =
  33. 33.625 increased by 20% =
  34. 34.354 decreased by 50% =
  35. 35.752 increased by 75% =
  36. 36.100 increased by 12% =
  37. 37.228 decreased by 50% =
  38. 38.760 decreased by 75% =
  39. 39.420 decreased by 25% =
  40. 40.90 increased by 30% =

Answer key

  1. 324
  2. 140
  3. 475
  4. 759
  5. 812
  6. 280
  7. 884
  8. 323
  9. 42
  10. 207
  11. 663
  12. 253
  13. 515
  14. 162
  15. 594
  16. 37
  17. 391
  18. 70
  19. 47
  20. 242
  21. 170
  22. 252
  23. 427
  24. 56
  25. 783
  26. 450
  27. 105
  28. 264
  29. 760
  30. 834
  31. 357
  32. 585
  33. 750
  34. 177
  35. 1316
  36. 112
  37. 114
  38. 190
  39. 315
  40. 117

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