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Percentage Increase and Decrease Trick Worksheet

Speed calculation lesson 23: Increase or decrease by a percent · Set 798 · 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. 1.640 decreased by 35% =
  2. 2.420 increased by 15% =
  3. 3.530 increased by 40% =
  4. 4.50 decreased by 12% =
  5. 5.355 decreased by 60% =
  6. 6.240 increased by 25% =
  7. 7.510 increased by 40% =
  8. 8.740 increased by 5% =
  9. 9.480 increased by 10% =
  10. 10.280 increased by 20% =
  11. 11.740 increased by 35% =
  12. 12.210 increased by 60% =
  13. 13.225 increased by 8% =
  14. 14.745 increased by 40% =
  15. 15.780 increased by 20% =
  16. 16.770 decreased by 20% =
  17. 17.664 decreased by 75% =
  18. 18.344 increased by 75% =
  19. 19.570 decreased by 10% =
  20. 20.600 decreased by 10% =
  21. 21.410 decreased by 30% =
  22. 22.160 increased by 35% =
  23. 23.740 decreased by 15% =
  24. 24.650 decreased by 60% =
  25. 25.180 increased by 15% =
  26. 26.750 increased by 12% =
  27. 27.670 increased by 40% =
  28. 28.440 increased by 15% =
  29. 29.40 decreased by 25% =
  30. 30.200 decreased by 5% =
  31. 31.200 decreased by 5% =
  32. 32.75 increased by 20% =
  33. 33.150 increased by 20% =
  34. 34.230 increased by 40% =
  35. 35.800 decreased by 5% =
  36. 36.440 decreased by 5% =
  37. 37.100 increased by 5% =
  38. 38.155 decreased by 20% =
  39. 39.225 increased by 12% =
  40. 40.436 increased by 75% =

Answer key

  1. 416
  2. 483
  3. 742
  4. 44
  5. 142
  6. 300
  7. 714
  8. 777
  9. 528
  10. 336
  11. 999
  12. 336
  13. 243
  14. 1043
  15. 936
  16. 616
  17. 166
  18. 602
  19. 513
  20. 540
  21. 287
  22. 216
  23. 629
  24. 260
  25. 207
  26. 840
  27. 938
  28. 506
  29. 30
  30. 190
  31. 190
  32. 90
  33. 180
  34. 322
  35. 760
  36. 418
  37. 105
  38. 124
  39. 252
  40. 763

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