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Percentage Increase and Decrease Trick Worksheet

Speed calculation lesson 23: Increase or decrease by a percent · Set 697 · 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. 1.600 increased by 35% =
  2. 2.460 decreased by 5% =
  3. 3.500 decreased by 30% =
  4. 4.310 increased by 60% =
  5. 5.400 increased by 8% =
  6. 6.795 decreased by 60% =
  7. 7.660 decreased by 30% =
  8. 8.610 increased by 40% =
  9. 9.760 increased by 40% =
  10. 10.775 decreased by 40% =
  11. 11.284 increased by 50% =
  12. 12.445 decreased by 60% =
  13. 13.730 decreased by 60% =
  14. 14.312 increased by 25% =
  15. 15.355 increased by 40% =
  16. 16.698 increased by 50% =
  17. 17.425 decreased by 8% =
  18. 18.460 decreased by 35% =
  19. 19.540 increased by 10% =
  20. 20.380 decreased by 15% =
  21. 21.140 increased by 15% =
  22. 22.288 increased by 25% =
  23. 23.250 decreased by 30% =
  24. 24.535 increased by 40% =
  25. 25.595 decreased by 20% =
  26. 26.600 decreased by 8% =
  27. 27.80 increased by 5% =
  28. 28.800 decreased by 5% =
  29. 29.700 decreased by 10% =
  30. 30.120 increased by 20% =
  31. 31.100 increased by 12% =
  32. 32.600 decreased by 15% =
  33. 33.120 increased by 10% =
  34. 34.360 increased by 60% =
  35. 35.460 decreased by 5% =
  36. 36.198 decreased by 50% =
  37. 37.380 decreased by 40% =
  38. 38.160 increased by 35% =
  39. 39.280 decreased by 5% =
  40. 40.715 decreased by 20% =

Answer key

  1. 810
  2. 437
  3. 350
  4. 496
  5. 432
  6. 318
  7. 462
  8. 854
  9. 1064
  10. 465
  11. 426
  12. 178
  13. 292
  14. 390
  15. 497
  16. 1047
  17. 391
  18. 299
  19. 594
  20. 323
  21. 161
  22. 360
  23. 175
  24. 749
  25. 476
  26. 552
  27. 84
  28. 760
  29. 630
  30. 144
  31. 112
  32. 510
  33. 132
  34. 576
  35. 437
  36. 99
  37. 228
  38. 216
  39. 266
  40. 572

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