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Percentage Increase and Decrease Trick Worksheet

Speed calculation lesson 23: Increase or decrease by a percent · Set 516 · 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. 1.428 increased by 75% =
  2. 2.140 decreased by 10% =
  3. 3.600 increased by 30% =
  4. 4.500 increased by 12% =
  5. 5.240 decreased by 20% =
  6. 6.380 decreased by 35% =
  7. 7.600 decreased by 8% =
  8. 8.220 increased by 5% =
  9. 9.200 increased by 5% =
  10. 10.480 increased by 40% =
  11. 11.775 increased by 20% =
  12. 12.390 decreased by 40% =
  13. 13.340 decreased by 15% =
  14. 14.436 increased by 25% =
  15. 15.210 decreased by 20% =
  16. 16.284 increased by 25% =
  17. 17.480 decreased by 15% =
  18. 18.280 increased by 5% =
  19. 19.640 increased by 35% =
  20. 20.612 increased by 50% =
  21. 21.500 increased by 35% =
  22. 22.140 increased by 25% =
  23. 23.180 increased by 5% =
  24. 24.240 increased by 40% =
  25. 25.480 increased by 15% =
  26. 26.40 decreased by 40% =
  27. 27.100 increased by 8% =
  28. 28.280 increased by 15% =
  29. 29.720 decreased by 35% =
  30. 30.40 decreased by 75% =
  31. 31.512 increased by 50% =
  32. 32.780 decreased by 35% =
  33. 33.744 decreased by 25% =
  34. 34.572 increased by 50% =
  35. 35.320 increased by 15% =
  36. 36.655 decreased by 40% =
  37. 37.400 increased by 15% =
  38. 38.60 increased by 35% =
  39. 39.720 decreased by 5% =
  40. 40.300 increased by 30% =

Answer key

  1. 749
  2. 126
  3. 780
  4. 560
  5. 192
  6. 247
  7. 552
  8. 231
  9. 210
  10. 672
  11. 930
  12. 234
  13. 289
  14. 545
  15. 168
  16. 355
  17. 408
  18. 294
  19. 864
  20. 918
  21. 675
  22. 175
  23. 189
  24. 336
  25. 552
  26. 24
  27. 108
  28. 322
  29. 468
  30. 10
  31. 768
  32. 507
  33. 558
  34. 858
  35. 368
  36. 393
  37. 460
  38. 81
  39. 684
  40. 390

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