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Percentage Increase and Decrease Trick Worksheet

Speed calculation lesson 23: Increase or decrease by a percent · Set 737 · 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. 1.780 increased by 35% =
  2. 2.725 increased by 60% =
  3. 3.130 increased by 40% =
  4. 4.350 increased by 12% =
  5. 5.700 decreased by 30% =
  6. 6.150 increased by 40% =
  7. 7.500 increased by 8% =
  8. 8.700 increased by 35% =
  9. 9.330 increased by 20% =
  10. 10.700 increased by 40% =
  11. 11.135 decreased by 60% =
  12. 12.75 decreased by 60% =
  13. 13.660 increased by 15% =
  14. 14.744 decreased by 25% =
  15. 15.180 increased by 15% =
  16. 16.680 increased by 40% =
  17. 17.360 decreased by 5% =
  18. 18.654 increased by 50% =
  19. 19.500 decreased by 8% =
  20. 20.735 increased by 60% =
  21. 21.720 decreased by 5% =
  22. 22.600 decreased by 75% =
  23. 23.140 decreased by 5% =
  24. 24.780 decreased by 15% =
  25. 25.480 increased by 35% =
  26. 26.240 decreased by 15% =
  27. 27.150 increased by 8% =
  28. 28.210 decreased by 30% =
  29. 29.235 decreased by 20% =
  30. 30.440 decreased by 5% =
  31. 31.300 increased by 12% =
  32. 32.160 increased by 15% =
  33. 33.164 decreased by 25% =
  34. 34.140 decreased by 5% =
  35. 35.784 decreased by 75% =
  36. 36.770 decreased by 60% =
  37. 37.728 increased by 25% =
  38. 38.475 decreased by 12% =
  39. 39.420 decreased by 30% =
  40. 40.70 decreased by 50% =

Answer key

  1. 1053
  2. 1160
  3. 182
  4. 392
  5. 490
  6. 210
  7. 540
  8. 945
  9. 396
  10. 980
  11. 54
  12. 30
  13. 759
  14. 558
  15. 207
  16. 952
  17. 342
  18. 981
  19. 460
  20. 1176
  21. 684
  22. 150
  23. 133
  24. 663
  25. 648
  26. 204
  27. 162
  28. 147
  29. 188
  30. 418
  31. 336
  32. 184
  33. 123
  34. 133
  35. 196
  36. 308
  37. 910
  38. 418
  39. 294
  40. 35

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