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Percentage Increase and Decrease Trick Worksheet

Speed calculation lesson 23: Increase or decrease by a percent · Set 496 · 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. 1.260 increased by 30% =
  2. 2.200 decreased by 40% =
  3. 3.105 increased by 20% =
  4. 4.80 increased by 15% =
  5. 5.100 increased by 8% =
  6. 6.232 decreased by 75% =
  7. 7.390 decreased by 20% =
  8. 8.156 increased by 25% =
  9. 9.500 decreased by 8% =
  10. 10.115 increased by 40% =
  11. 11.680 decreased by 5% =
  12. 12.665 decreased by 40% =
  13. 13.555 increased by 60% =
  14. 14.40 increased by 5% =
  15. 15.652 increased by 50% =
  16. 16.100 decreased by 20% =
  17. 17.400 decreased by 40% =
  18. 18.390 increased by 20% =
  19. 19.564 increased by 25% =
  20. 20.340 decreased by 15% =
  21. 21.250 increased by 60% =
  22. 22.795 decreased by 60% =
  23. 23.550 increased by 30% =
  24. 24.645 decreased by 20% =
  25. 25.660 increased by 30% =
  26. 26.800 increased by 30% =
  27. 27.425 increased by 8% =
  28. 28.605 decreased by 40% =
  29. 29.700 increased by 35% =
  30. 30.700 decreased by 35% =
  31. 31.280 decreased by 15% =
  32. 32.440 decreased by 75% =
  33. 33.580 decreased by 35% =
  34. 34.200 increased by 5% =
  35. 35.250 increased by 30% =
  36. 36.315 decreased by 40% =
  37. 37.180 decreased by 5% =
  38. 38.800 increased by 10% =
  39. 39.400 decreased by 35% =
  40. 40.640 decreased by 5% =

Answer key

  1. 338
  2. 120
  3. 126
  4. 92
  5. 108
  6. 58
  7. 312
  8. 195
  9. 460
  10. 161
  11. 646
  12. 399
  13. 888
  14. 42
  15. 978
  16. 80
  17. 240
  18. 468
  19. 705
  20. 289
  21. 400
  22. 318
  23. 715
  24. 516
  25. 858
  26. 1040
  27. 459
  28. 363
  29. 945
  30. 455
  31. 238
  32. 110
  33. 377
  34. 210
  35. 325
  36. 189
  37. 171
  38. 880
  39. 260
  40. 608

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