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Percentage Increase and Decrease Trick Worksheet

Speed calculation lesson 23: Increase or decrease by a percent · Set 735 · 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. 1.700 increased by 35% =
  2. 2.795 decreased by 40% =
  3. 3.640 decreased by 10% =
  4. 4.80 decreased by 5% =
  5. 5.400 decreased by 60% =
  6. 6.40 increased by 35% =
  7. 7.210 increased by 40% =
  8. 8.680 decreased by 30% =
  9. 9.190 increased by 30% =
  10. 10.540 decreased by 35% =
  11. 11.638 increased by 50% =
  12. 12.780 decreased by 60% =
  13. 13.460 decreased by 40% =
  14. 14.675 increased by 8% =
  15. 15.604 decreased by 25% =
  16. 16.45 increased by 60% =
  17. 17.625 decreased by 12% =
  18. 18.608 increased by 50% =
  19. 19.80 decreased by 15% =
  20. 20.200 increased by 30% =
  21. 21.240 decreased by 5% =
  22. 22.125 decreased by 40% =
  23. 23.520 increased by 15% =
  24. 24.540 decreased by 15% =
  25. 25.780 increased by 30% =
  26. 26.40 decreased by 35% =
  27. 27.530 decreased by 10% =
  28. 28.630 decreased by 10% =
  29. 29.274 increased by 50% =
  30. 30.350 increased by 30% =
  31. 31.790 increased by 20% =
  32. 32.360 increased by 50% =
  33. 33.336 decreased by 25% =
  34. 34.550 decreased by 12% =
  35. 35.684 decreased by 25% =
  36. 36.272 decreased by 50% =
  37. 37.175 increased by 8% =
  38. 38.280 decreased by 60% =
  39. 39.580 decreased by 35% =
  40. 40.620 increased by 5% =

Answer key

  1. 945
  2. 477
  3. 576
  4. 76
  5. 160
  6. 54
  7. 294
  8. 476
  9. 247
  10. 351
  11. 957
  12. 312
  13. 276
  14. 729
  15. 453
  16. 72
  17. 550
  18. 912
  19. 68
  20. 260
  21. 228
  22. 75
  23. 598
  24. 459
  25. 1014
  26. 26
  27. 477
  28. 567
  29. 411
  30. 455
  31. 948
  32. 540
  33. 252
  34. 484
  35. 513
  36. 136
  37. 189
  38. 112
  39. 377
  40. 651

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