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Percentage Increase and Decrease Trick Worksheet

Speed calculation lesson 23: Increase or decrease by a percent · Set 638 · 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. 1.150 increased by 40% =
  2. 2.200 increased by 8% =
  3. 3.798 increased by 50% =
  4. 4.375 increased by 20% =
  5. 5.185 increased by 60% =
  6. 6.70 decreased by 30% =
  7. 7.64 increased by 25% =
  8. 8.550 decreased by 12% =
  9. 9.85 decreased by 20% =
  10. 10.665 decreased by 40% =
  11. 11.716 decreased by 75% =
  12. 12.395 increased by 20% =
  13. 13.725 decreased by 8% =
  14. 14.620 increased by 35% =
  15. 15.180 decreased by 15% =
  16. 16.355 increased by 60% =
  17. 17.450 decreased by 8% =
  18. 18.220 decreased by 20% =
  19. 19.50 increased by 8% =
  20. 20.100 increased by 8% =
  21. 21.800 decreased by 35% =
  22. 22.550 increased by 12% =
  23. 23.240 decreased by 5% =
  24. 24.245 increased by 40% =
  25. 25.344 decreased by 50% =
  26. 26.556 increased by 25% =
  27. 27.750 decreased by 8% =
  28. 28.200 increased by 12% =
  29. 29.220 decreased by 15% =
  30. 30.252 increased by 25% =
  31. 31.700 increased by 12% =
  32. 32.700 increased by 30% =
  33. 33.752 increased by 75% =
  34. 34.475 increased by 12% =
  35. 35.590 decreased by 10% =
  36. 36.288 increased by 75% =
  37. 37.415 increased by 40% =
  38. 38.200 decreased by 10% =
  39. 39.215 decreased by 40% =
  40. 40.375 decreased by 12% =

Answer key

  1. 210
  2. 216
  3. 1197
  4. 450
  5. 296
  6. 49
  7. 80
  8. 484
  9. 68
  10. 399
  11. 179
  12. 474
  13. 667
  14. 837
  15. 153
  16. 568
  17. 414
  18. 176
  19. 54
  20. 108
  21. 520
  22. 616
  23. 228
  24. 343
  25. 172
  26. 695
  27. 690
  28. 224
  29. 187
  30. 315
  31. 784
  32. 910
  33. 1316
  34. 532
  35. 531
  36. 504
  37. 581
  38. 180
  39. 129
  40. 330

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