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Percentage Increase and Decrease Trick Worksheet

Speed calculation lesson 23: Increase or decrease by a percent · Set 443 · 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. 1.180 increased by 20% =
  2. 2.700 decreased by 30% =
  3. 3.390 decreased by 50% =
  4. 4.480 increased by 35% =
  5. 5.625 decreased by 8% =
  6. 6.240 decreased by 5% =
  7. 7.160 increased by 5% =
  8. 8.134 increased by 50% =
  9. 9.675 decreased by 8% =
  10. 10.175 increased by 40% =
  11. 11.375 increased by 8% =
  12. 12.370 increased by 10% =
  13. 13.128 decreased by 75% =
  14. 14.635 increased by 40% =
  15. 15.180 increased by 5% =
  16. 16.680 decreased by 40% =
  17. 17.120 increased by 5% =
  18. 18.292 increased by 25% =
  19. 19.740 decreased by 35% =
  20. 20.40 decreased by 35% =
  21. 21.148 decreased by 25% =
  22. 22.150 increased by 10% =
  23. 23.336 increased by 50% =
  24. 24.720 increased by 15% =
  25. 25.50 decreased by 40% =
  26. 26.500 increased by 12% =
  27. 27.720 increased by 15% =
  28. 28.60 increased by 5% =
  29. 29.795 increased by 60% =
  30. 30.200 increased by 35% =
  31. 31.460 increased by 5% =
  32. 32.240 increased by 5% =
  33. 33.250 decreased by 30% =
  34. 34.775 increased by 60% =
  35. 35.400 decreased by 15% =
  36. 36.500 decreased by 75% =
  37. 37.400 increased by 20% =
  38. 38.610 decreased by 30% =
  39. 39.700 increased by 5% =
  40. 40.170 increased by 30% =

Answer key

  1. 216
  2. 490
  3. 195
  4. 648
  5. 575
  6. 228
  7. 168
  8. 201
  9. 621
  10. 245
  11. 405
  12. 407
  13. 32
  14. 889
  15. 189
  16. 408
  17. 126
  18. 365
  19. 481
  20. 26
  21. 111
  22. 165
  23. 504
  24. 828
  25. 30
  26. 560
  27. 828
  28. 63
  29. 1272
  30. 270
  31. 483
  32. 252
  33. 175
  34. 1240
  35. 340
  36. 125
  37. 480
  38. 427
  39. 735
  40. 221

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