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Percentage Increase and Decrease Trick Worksheet

Speed calculation lesson 23: Increase or decrease by a percent · Set 558 · 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. 1.140 increased by 30% =
  2. 2.800 decreased by 5% =
  3. 3.795 decreased by 40% =
  4. 4.84 decreased by 25% =
  5. 5.255 decreased by 20% =
  6. 6.450 increased by 8% =
  7. 7.608 decreased by 75% =
  8. 8.430 increased by 20% =
  9. 9.620 decreased by 35% =
  10. 10.485 increased by 40% =
  11. 11.440 increased by 25% =
  12. 12.752 decreased by 75% =
  13. 13.545 increased by 20% =
  14. 14.95 decreased by 40% =
  15. 15.480 decreased by 35% =
  16. 16.480 increased by 40% =
  17. 17.540 decreased by 5% =
  18. 18.120 decreased by 10% =
  19. 19.630 decreased by 10% =
  20. 20.85 decreased by 60% =
  21. 21.720 increased by 35% =
  22. 22.290 increased by 10% =
  23. 23.595 increased by 60% =
  24. 24.440 increased by 15% =
  25. 25.200 decreased by 15% =
  26. 26.120 decreased by 15% =
  27. 27.760 decreased by 35% =
  28. 28.520 increased by 10% =
  29. 29.260 increased by 5% =
  30. 30.630 decreased by 30% =
  31. 31.230 increased by 60% =
  32. 32.260 decreased by 5% =
  33. 33.480 increased by 20% =
  34. 34.235 decreased by 40% =
  35. 35.590 decreased by 20% =
  36. 36.244 decreased by 50% =
  37. 37.500 decreased by 10% =
  38. 38.324 decreased by 50% =
  39. 39.240 decreased by 30% =
  40. 40.500 decreased by 10% =

Answer key

  1. 182
  2. 760
  3. 477
  4. 63
  5. 204
  6. 486
  7. 152
  8. 516
  9. 403
  10. 679
  11. 550
  12. 188
  13. 654
  14. 57
  15. 312
  16. 672
  17. 513
  18. 108
  19. 567
  20. 34
  21. 972
  22. 319
  23. 952
  24. 506
  25. 170
  26. 102
  27. 494
  28. 572
  29. 273
  30. 441
  31. 368
  32. 247
  33. 576
  34. 141
  35. 472
  36. 122
  37. 450
  38. 162
  39. 168
  40. 450

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