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Percentage Increase and Decrease Trick Worksheet

Speed calculation lesson 23: Increase or decrease by a percent · Set 408 · 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. 1.190 decreased by 30% =
  2. 2.180 increased by 35% =
  3. 3.725 increased by 20% =
  4. 4.440 decreased by 5% =
  5. 5.240 increased by 15% =
  6. 6.400 increased by 35% =
  7. 7.164 increased by 75% =
  8. 8.260 increased by 75% =
  9. 9.240 increased by 5% =
  10. 10.280 decreased by 15% =
  11. 11.705 increased by 20% =
  12. 12.720 decreased by 15% =
  13. 13.280 increased by 5% =
  14. 14.425 increased by 8% =
  15. 15.370 increased by 10% =
  16. 16.215 decreased by 60% =
  17. 17.250 increased by 10% =
  18. 18.750 increased by 8% =
  19. 19.44 increased by 25% =
  20. 20.380 increased by 35% =
  21. 21.500 increased by 10% =
  22. 22.175 decreased by 8% =
  23. 23.50 increased by 10% =
  24. 24.508 increased by 25% =
  25. 25.460 decreased by 20% =
  26. 26.500 increased by 30% =
  27. 27.180 increased by 10% =
  28. 28.785 increased by 20% =
  29. 29.380 increased by 35% =
  30. 30.230 increased by 10% =
  31. 31.725 decreased by 8% =
  32. 32.710 decreased by 10% =
  33. 33.95 decreased by 60% =
  34. 34.80 decreased by 35% =
  35. 35.180 increased by 20% =
  36. 36.260 decreased by 5% =
  37. 37.548 increased by 75% =
  38. 38.590 increased by 10% =
  39. 39.140 increased by 35% =
  40. 40.472 increased by 25% =

Answer key

  1. 133
  2. 243
  3. 870
  4. 418
  5. 276
  6. 540
  7. 287
  8. 455
  9. 252
  10. 238
  11. 846
  12. 612
  13. 294
  14. 459
  15. 407
  16. 86
  17. 275
  18. 810
  19. 55
  20. 513
  21. 550
  22. 161
  23. 55
  24. 635
  25. 368
  26. 650
  27. 198
  28. 942
  29. 513
  30. 253
  31. 667
  32. 639
  33. 38
  34. 52
  35. 216
  36. 247
  37. 959
  38. 649
  39. 189
  40. 590

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