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Percentage Increase and Decrease Trick Worksheet

Speed calculation lesson 23: Increase or decrease by a percent · Set 689 · 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. 1.240 increased by 35% =
  2. 2.540 increased by 25% =
  3. 3.400 decreased by 12% =
  4. 4.700 increased by 35% =
  5. 5.160 decreased by 60% =
  6. 6.530 increased by 20% =
  7. 7.725 increased by 8% =
  8. 8.700 increased by 10% =
  9. 9.250 decreased by 12% =
  10. 10.560 increased by 35% =
  11. 11.175 increased by 60% =
  12. 12.470 increased by 40% =
  13. 13.125 decreased by 12% =
  14. 14.80 increased by 20% =
  15. 15.600 decreased by 5% =
  16. 16.50 decreased by 12% =
  17. 17.520 increased by 5% =
  18. 18.100 decreased by 75% =
  19. 19.220 decreased by 35% =
  20. 20.260 decreased by 20% =
  21. 21.198 increased by 50% =
  22. 22.670 decreased by 60% =
  23. 23.760 decreased by 60% =
  24. 24.230 decreased by 30% =
  25. 25.368 increased by 50% =
  26. 26.660 decreased by 35% =
  27. 27.600 increased by 8% =
  28. 28.252 increased by 75% =
  29. 29.752 increased by 25% =
  30. 30.740 decreased by 30% =
  31. 31.525 increased by 8% =
  32. 32.540 increased by 10% =
  33. 33.675 decreased by 12% =
  34. 34.190 increased by 40% =
  35. 35.332 increased by 25% =
  36. 36.240 increased by 35% =
  37. 37.290 increased by 30% =
  38. 38.500 increased by 25% =
  39. 39.594 decreased by 50% =
  40. 40.175 decreased by 8% =

Answer key

  1. 324
  2. 675
  3. 352
  4. 945
  5. 64
  6. 636
  7. 783
  8. 770
  9. 220
  10. 756
  11. 280
  12. 658
  13. 110
  14. 96
  15. 570
  16. 44
  17. 546
  18. 25
  19. 143
  20. 208
  21. 297
  22. 268
  23. 304
  24. 161
  25. 552
  26. 429
  27. 648
  28. 441
  29. 940
  30. 518
  31. 567
  32. 594
  33. 594
  34. 266
  35. 415
  36. 324
  37. 377
  38. 625
  39. 297
  40. 161

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