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Percentage Increase and Decrease Trick Worksheet

Speed calculation lesson 23: Increase or decrease by a percent · Set 75 · 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. 1.400 increased by 35% =
  2. 2.460 increased by 75% =
  3. 3.120 decreased by 75% =
  4. 4.440 decreased by 5% =
  5. 5.580 increased by 10% =
  6. 6.525 decreased by 8% =
  7. 7.300 increased by 35% =
  8. 8.550 decreased by 20% =
  9. 9.250 decreased by 60% =
  10. 10.650 decreased by 10% =
  11. 11.706 decreased by 50% =
  12. 12.80 decreased by 35% =
  13. 13.720 increased by 15% =
  14. 14.75 decreased by 12% =
  15. 15.155 decreased by 20% =
  16. 16.160 increased by 15% =
  17. 17.310 decreased by 10% =
  18. 18.120 decreased by 50% =
  19. 19.350 decreased by 12% =
  20. 20.525 decreased by 8% =
  21. 21.120 decreased by 25% =
  22. 22.56 decreased by 25% =
  23. 23.520 increased by 5% =
  24. 24.75 decreased by 12% =
  25. 25.656 increased by 25% =
  26. 26.400 increased by 8% =
  27. 27.580 decreased by 35% =
  28. 28.680 increased by 25% =
  29. 29.260 decreased by 20% =
  30. 30.700 increased by 20% =
  31. 31.408 increased by 75% =
  32. 32.125 increased by 8% =
  33. 33.370 increased by 60% =
  34. 34.260 increased by 60% =
  35. 35.200 decreased by 8% =
  36. 36.540 increased by 30% =
  37. 37.342 increased by 50% =
  38. 38.525 decreased by 12% =
  39. 39.145 increased by 20% =
  40. 40.355 increased by 60% =

Answer key

  1. 540
  2. 805
  3. 30
  4. 418
  5. 638
  6. 483
  7. 405
  8. 440
  9. 100
  10. 585
  11. 353
  12. 52
  13. 828
  14. 66
  15. 124
  16. 184
  17. 279
  18. 60
  19. 308
  20. 483
  21. 90
  22. 42
  23. 546
  24. 66
  25. 820
  26. 432
  27. 377
  28. 850
  29. 208
  30. 840
  31. 714
  32. 135
  33. 592
  34. 416
  35. 184
  36. 702
  37. 513
  38. 462
  39. 174
  40. 568

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