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Percentage Increase and Decrease Trick Worksheet

Speed calculation lesson 23: Increase or decrease by a percent · Set 555 · 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. 1.400 increased by 35% =
  2. 2.260 decreased by 35% =
  3. 3.184 increased by 25% =
  4. 4.135 increased by 60% =
  5. 5.680 increased by 10% =
  6. 6.720 increased by 30% =
  7. 7.320 increased by 35% =
  8. 8.776 increased by 75% =
  9. 9.680 increased by 15% =
  10. 10.660 decreased by 60% =
  11. 11.90 increased by 10% =
  12. 12.460 decreased by 30% =
  13. 13.600 increased by 30% =
  14. 14.752 decreased by 25% =
  15. 15.75 decreased by 8% =
  16. 16.520 increased by 35% =
  17. 17.660 increased by 30% =
  18. 18.360 decreased by 5% =
  19. 19.125 decreased by 12% =
  20. 20.725 increased by 12% =
  21. 21.240 increased by 15% =
  22. 22.266 decreased by 50% =
  23. 23.300 decreased by 15% =
  24. 24.445 decreased by 40% =
  25. 25.240 increased by 15% =
  26. 26.450 increased by 8% =
  27. 27.490 decreased by 20% =
  28. 28.295 increased by 40% =
  29. 29.40 decreased by 15% =
  30. 30.525 increased by 8% =
  31. 31.200 decreased by 30% =
  32. 32.485 increased by 20% =
  33. 33.450 decreased by 12% =
  34. 34.110 decreased by 40% =
  35. 35.730 increased by 10% =
  36. 36.370 increased by 30% =
  37. 37.800 increased by 8% =
  38. 38.280 increased by 15% =
  39. 39.60 decreased by 35% =
  40. 40.755 increased by 40% =

Answer key

  1. 540
  2. 169
  3. 230
  4. 216
  5. 748
  6. 936
  7. 432
  8. 1358
  9. 782
  10. 264
  11. 99
  12. 322
  13. 780
  14. 564
  15. 69
  16. 702
  17. 858
  18. 342
  19. 110
  20. 812
  21. 276
  22. 133
  23. 255
  24. 267
  25. 276
  26. 486
  27. 392
  28. 413
  29. 34
  30. 567
  31. 140
  32. 582
  33. 396
  34. 66
  35. 803
  36. 481
  37. 864
  38. 322
  39. 39
  40. 1057

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