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Percentage Increase and Decrease Trick Worksheet

Speed calculation lesson 23: Increase or decrease by a percent · Set 570 · 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. 1.52 increased by 75% =
  2. 2.380 decreased by 35% =
  3. 3.700 increased by 12% =
  4. 4.750 decreased by 10% =
  5. 5.450 increased by 8% =
  6. 6.775 increased by 40% =
  7. 7.590 decreased by 10% =
  8. 8.100 increased by 35% =
  9. 9.655 increased by 20% =
  10. 10.210 increased by 10% =
  11. 11.225 decreased by 8% =
  12. 12.90 decreased by 30% =
  13. 13.504 decreased by 25% =
  14. 14.720 increased by 30% =
  15. 15.340 increased by 40% =
  16. 16.450 increased by 30% =
  17. 17.400 increased by 8% =
  18. 18.248 decreased by 50% =
  19. 19.760 decreased by 35% =
  20. 20.652 decreased by 50% =
  21. 21.500 increased by 35% =
  22. 22.775 decreased by 8% =
  23. 23.795 increased by 20% =
  24. 24.95 decreased by 20% =
  25. 25.732 decreased by 25% =
  26. 26.260 decreased by 15% =
  27. 27.520 increased by 35% =
  28. 28.110 decreased by 40% =
  29. 29.800 increased by 5% =
  30. 30.520 decreased by 10% =
  31. 31.515 decreased by 40% =
  32. 32.410 increased by 30% =
  33. 33.370 increased by 30% =
  34. 34.550 increased by 8% =
  35. 35.40 increased by 30% =
  36. 36.310 decreased by 30% =
  37. 37.65 increased by 20% =
  38. 38.500 decreased by 8% =
  39. 39.108 increased by 25% =
  40. 40.680 increased by 35% =

Answer key

  1. 91
  2. 247
  3. 784
  4. 675
  5. 486
  6. 1085
  7. 531
  8. 135
  9. 786
  10. 231
  11. 207
  12. 63
  13. 378
  14. 936
  15. 476
  16. 585
  17. 432
  18. 124
  19. 494
  20. 326
  21. 675
  22. 713
  23. 954
  24. 76
  25. 549
  26. 221
  27. 702
  28. 66
  29. 840
  30. 468
  31. 309
  32. 533
  33. 481
  34. 594
  35. 52
  36. 217
  37. 78
  38. 460
  39. 135
  40. 918

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