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Percentage Increase and Decrease Trick Worksheet

Speed calculation lesson 23: Increase or decrease by a percent · Set 40 · 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. 1.156 increased by 25% =
  2. 2.310 decreased by 40% =
  3. 3.100 increased by 12% =
  4. 4.480 increased by 10% =
  5. 5.240 decreased by 35% =
  6. 6.272 decreased by 75% =
  7. 7.260 increased by 20% =
  8. 8.125 decreased by 8% =
  9. 9.212 decreased by 75% =
  10. 10.128 decreased by 75% =
  11. 11.140 increased by 15% =
  12. 12.770 increased by 40% =
  13. 13.700 increased by 25% =
  14. 14.65 increased by 40% =
  15. 15.780 increased by 5% =
  16. 16.476 increased by 75% =
  17. 17.300 decreased by 8% =
  18. 18.750 increased by 30% =
  19. 19.540 decreased by 5% =
  20. 20.65 decreased by 20% =
  21. 21.240 increased by 15% =
  22. 22.588 decreased by 75% =
  23. 23.130 increased by 40% =
  24. 24.730 increased by 40% =
  25. 25.360 decreased by 5% =
  26. 26.320 decreased by 40% =
  27. 27.50 decreased by 30% =
  28. 28.620 decreased by 40% =
  29. 29.490 decreased by 20% =
  30. 30.480 increased by 40% =
  31. 31.700 decreased by 35% =
  32. 32.700 decreased by 30% =
  33. 33.296 decreased by 50% =
  34. 34.350 increased by 12% =
  35. 35.245 increased by 20% =
  36. 36.172 increased by 75% =
  37. 37.260 decreased by 35% =
  38. 38.60 increased by 35% =
  39. 39.745 increased by 40% =
  40. 40.100 decreased by 15% =

Answer key

  1. 195
  2. 186
  3. 112
  4. 528
  5. 156
  6. 68
  7. 312
  8. 115
  9. 53
  10. 32
  11. 161
  12. 1078
  13. 875
  14. 91
  15. 819
  16. 833
  17. 276
  18. 975
  19. 513
  20. 52
  21. 276
  22. 147
  23. 182
  24. 1022
  25. 342
  26. 192
  27. 35
  28. 372
  29. 392
  30. 672
  31. 455
  32. 490
  33. 148
  34. 392
  35. 294
  36. 301
  37. 169
  38. 81
  39. 1043
  40. 85

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