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Percentage Increase and Decrease Trick Worksheet

Speed calculation lesson 23: Increase or decrease by a percent · Set 434 · 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. 1.230 increased by 40% =
  2. 2.400 increased by 5% =
  3. 3.465 decreased by 20% =
  4. 4.580 decreased by 35% =
  5. 5.445 decreased by 20% =
  6. 6.640 increased by 10% =
  7. 7.140 increased by 30% =
  8. 8.700 decreased by 50% =
  9. 9.720 decreased by 40% =
  10. 10.600 decreased by 35% =
  11. 11.610 increased by 10% =
  12. 12.40 increased by 5% =
  13. 13.284 increased by 75% =
  14. 14.160 decreased by 15% =
  15. 15.550 increased by 10% =
  16. 16.800 decreased by 35% =
  17. 17.260 increased by 35% =
  18. 18.370 increased by 10% =
  19. 19.420 decreased by 30% =
  20. 20.315 decreased by 60% =
  21. 21.260 increased by 5% =
  22. 22.60 increased by 35% =
  23. 23.695 increased by 40% =
  24. 24.140 decreased by 30% =
  25. 25.308 increased by 25% =
  26. 26.495 decreased by 20% =
  27. 27.140 decreased by 35% =
  28. 28.705 decreased by 60% =
  29. 29.105 decreased by 60% =
  30. 30.55 decreased by 60% =
  31. 31.320 decreased by 10% =
  32. 32.200 increased by 60% =
  33. 33.365 decreased by 40% =
  34. 34.270 decreased by 30% =
  35. 35.134 increased by 50% =
  36. 36.115 decreased by 40% =
  37. 37.640 increased by 5% =
  38. 38.550 decreased by 40% =
  39. 39.280 increased by 10% =
  40. 40.420 increased by 5% =

Answer key

  1. 322
  2. 420
  3. 372
  4. 377
  5. 356
  6. 704
  7. 182
  8. 350
  9. 432
  10. 390
  11. 671
  12. 42
  13. 497
  14. 136
  15. 605
  16. 520
  17. 351
  18. 407
  19. 294
  20. 126
  21. 273
  22. 81
  23. 973
  24. 98
  25. 385
  26. 396
  27. 91
  28. 282
  29. 42
  30. 22
  31. 288
  32. 320
  33. 219
  34. 189
  35. 201
  36. 69
  37. 672
  38. 330
  39. 308
  40. 441

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