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Percentage Increase and Decrease Trick Worksheet

Speed calculation lesson 23: Increase or decrease by a percent · Set 42 · 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. 1.480 increased by 75% =
  2. 2.212 increased by 75% =
  3. 3.190 decreased by 30% =
  4. 4.460 increased by 35% =
  5. 5.330 decreased by 10% =
  6. 6.625 increased by 12% =
  7. 7.500 increased by 8% =
  8. 8.220 increased by 15% =
  9. 9.142 decreased by 50% =
  10. 10.452 increased by 25% =
  11. 11.340 decreased by 40% =
  12. 12.720 increased by 35% =
  13. 13.48 increased by 75% =
  14. 14.400 increased by 5% =
  15. 15.260 decreased by 25% =
  16. 16.124 increased by 50% =
  17. 17.675 decreased by 40% =
  18. 18.505 increased by 20% =
  19. 19.284 increased by 75% =
  20. 20.600 increased by 8% =
  21. 21.50 decreased by 30% =
  22. 22.720 decreased by 5% =
  23. 23.220 increased by 15% =
  24. 24.270 decreased by 10% =
  25. 25.660 increased by 60% =
  26. 26.680 decreased by 5% =
  27. 27.395 increased by 60% =
  28. 28.90 decreased by 10% =
  29. 29.470 decreased by 60% =
  30. 30.160 increased by 5% =
  31. 31.232 decreased by 75% =
  32. 32.304 increased by 75% =
  33. 33.325 decreased by 40% =
  34. 34.500 decreased by 10% =
  35. 35.65 increased by 40% =
  36. 36.460 increased by 5% =
  37. 37.80 increased by 15% =
  38. 38.425 decreased by 12% =
  39. 39.230 increased by 10% =
  40. 40.588 decreased by 50% =

Answer key

  1. 840
  2. 371
  3. 133
  4. 621
  5. 297
  6. 700
  7. 540
  8. 253
  9. 71
  10. 565
  11. 204
  12. 972
  13. 84
  14. 420
  15. 195
  16. 186
  17. 405
  18. 606
  19. 497
  20. 648
  21. 35
  22. 684
  23. 253
  24. 243
  25. 1056
  26. 646
  27. 632
  28. 81
  29. 188
  30. 168
  31. 58
  32. 532
  33. 195
  34. 450
  35. 91
  36. 483
  37. 92
  38. 374
  39. 253
  40. 294

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