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Percentage Increase and Decrease Trick Worksheet

Speed calculation lesson 23: Increase or decrease by a percent · Set 695 · 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. 1.180 increased by 35% =
  2. 2.500 decreased by 25% =
  3. 3.100 decreased by 10% =
  4. 4.624 increased by 75% =
  5. 5.740 increased by 5% =
  6. 6.70 decreased by 20% =
  7. 7.190 decreased by 20% =
  8. 8.320 decreased by 15% =
  9. 9.188 increased by 50% =
  10. 10.740 increased by 20% =
  11. 11.550 increased by 20% =
  12. 12.650 increased by 30% =
  13. 13.625 decreased by 20% =
  14. 14.740 increased by 35% =
  15. 15.340 increased by 50% =
  16. 16.50 decreased by 8% =
  17. 17.680 decreased by 15% =
  18. 18.340 decreased by 40% =
  19. 19.65 increased by 40% =
  20. 20.710 decreased by 30% =
  21. 21.40 decreased by 15% =
  22. 22.280 increased by 35% =
  23. 23.705 increased by 60% =
  24. 24.770 decreased by 10% =
  25. 25.640 decreased by 10% =
  26. 26.610 decreased by 30% =
  27. 27.200 increased by 12% =
  28. 28.320 increased by 40% =
  29. 29.76 increased by 50% =
  30. 30.730 increased by 50% =
  31. 31.380 increased by 75% =
  32. 32.215 decreased by 20% =
  33. 33.415 decreased by 20% =
  34. 34.675 decreased by 20% =
  35. 35.60 increased by 75% =
  36. 36.780 decreased by 5% =
  37. 37.60 decreased by 30% =
  38. 38.80 decreased by 5% =
  39. 39.40 increased by 35% =
  40. 40.142 decreased by 50% =

Answer key

  1. 243
  2. 375
  3. 90
  4. 1092
  5. 777
  6. 56
  7. 152
  8. 272
  9. 282
  10. 888
  11. 660
  12. 845
  13. 500
  14. 999
  15. 510
  16. 46
  17. 578
  18. 204
  19. 91
  20. 497
  21. 34
  22. 378
  23. 1128
  24. 693
  25. 576
  26. 427
  27. 224
  28. 448
  29. 114
  30. 1095
  31. 665
  32. 172
  33. 332
  34. 540
  35. 105
  36. 741
  37. 42
  38. 76
  39. 54
  40. 71

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