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Percentage Increase and Decrease Trick Worksheet

Speed calculation lesson 23: Increase or decrease by a percent · Set 442 · 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. 1.790 increased by 30% =
  2. 2.680 decreased by 15% =
  3. 3.180 decreased by 5% =
  4. 4.120 increased by 5% =
  5. 5.600 decreased by 8% =
  6. 6.720 increased by 30% =
  7. 7.608 increased by 75% =
  8. 8.670 decreased by 60% =
  9. 9.180 increased by 35% =
  10. 10.225 decreased by 40% =
  11. 11.670 increased by 20% =
  12. 12.260 increased by 60% =
  13. 13.740 decreased by 5% =
  14. 14.720 increased by 5% =
  15. 15.225 decreased by 12% =
  16. 16.235 increased by 60% =
  17. 17.436 increased by 25% =
  18. 18.160 decreased by 35% =
  19. 19.460 decreased by 30% =
  20. 20.380 decreased by 40% =
  21. 21.610 decreased by 20% =
  22. 22.40 increased by 15% =
  23. 23.765 increased by 20% =
  24. 24.530 decreased by 40% =
  25. 25.745 decreased by 20% =
  26. 26.140 increased by 50% =
  27. 27.550 increased by 12% =
  28. 28.768 increased by 25% =
  29. 29.415 increased by 60% =
  30. 30.680 increased by 15% =
  31. 31.224 increased by 75% =
  32. 32.655 decreased by 40% =
  33. 33.520 decreased by 30% =
  34. 34.630 decreased by 20% =
  35. 35.68 decreased by 50% =
  36. 36.70 increased by 50% =
  37. 37.496 decreased by 75% =
  38. 38.680 decreased by 30% =
  39. 39.470 decreased by 30% =
  40. 40.320 increased by 15% =

Answer key

  1. 1027
  2. 578
  3. 171
  4. 126
  5. 552
  6. 936
  7. 1064
  8. 268
  9. 243
  10. 135
  11. 804
  12. 416
  13. 703
  14. 756
  15. 198
  16. 376
  17. 545
  18. 104
  19. 322
  20. 228
  21. 488
  22. 46
  23. 918
  24. 318
  25. 596
  26. 210
  27. 616
  28. 960
  29. 664
  30. 782
  31. 392
  32. 393
  33. 364
  34. 504
  35. 34
  36. 105
  37. 124
  38. 476
  39. 329
  40. 368

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