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Percentage Increase and Decrease Trick Worksheet

Speed calculation lesson 23: Increase or decrease by a percent · Set 57 · 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. 1.740 increased by 35% =
  2. 2.230 increased by 20% =
  3. 3.552 increased by 25% =
  4. 4.510 decreased by 30% =
  5. 5.176 decreased by 50% =
  6. 6.400 increased by 8% =
  7. 7.180 decreased by 5% =
  8. 8.735 increased by 60% =
  9. 9.720 increased by 35% =
  10. 10.520 increased by 20% =
  11. 11.560 increased by 30% =
  12. 12.268 decreased by 75% =
  13. 13.676 decreased by 75% =
  14. 14.280 decreased by 15% =
  15. 15.650 increased by 30% =
  16. 16.320 decreased by 15% =
  17. 17.314 decreased by 50% =
  18. 18.184 increased by 25% =
  19. 19.500 decreased by 75% =
  20. 20.450 increased by 10% =
  21. 21.400 decreased by 15% =
  22. 22.160 increased by 15% =
  23. 23.220 increased by 60% =
  24. 24.130 decreased by 10% =
  25. 25.75 increased by 8% =
  26. 26.40 decreased by 75% =
  27. 27.630 increased by 60% =
  28. 28.800 decreased by 5% =
  29. 29.675 decreased by 20% =
  30. 30.628 increased by 50% =
  31. 31.775 increased by 8% =
  32. 32.650 increased by 12% =
  33. 33.220 decreased by 5% =
  34. 34.446 increased by 50% =
  35. 35.620 decreased by 75% =
  36. 36.484 decreased by 75% =
  37. 37.180 increased by 25% =
  38. 38.520 decreased by 25% =
  39. 39.50 increased by 8% =
  40. 40.512 increased by 50% =

Answer key

  1. 999
  2. 276
  3. 690
  4. 357
  5. 88
  6. 432
  7. 171
  8. 1176
  9. 972
  10. 624
  11. 728
  12. 67
  13. 169
  14. 238
  15. 845
  16. 272
  17. 157
  18. 230
  19. 125
  20. 495
  21. 340
  22. 184
  23. 352
  24. 117
  25. 81
  26. 10
  27. 1008
  28. 760
  29. 540
  30. 942
  31. 837
  32. 728
  33. 209
  34. 669
  35. 155
  36. 121
  37. 225
  38. 390
  39. 54
  40. 768

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