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Percentage Increase and Decrease Trick Worksheet

Speed calculation lesson 23: Increase or decrease by a percent · Set 800 · 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. 1.140 increased by 30% =
  2. 2.280 decreased by 35% =
  3. 3.200 increased by 5% =
  4. 4.640 increased by 20% =
  5. 5.160 increased by 20% =
  6. 6.100 decreased by 60% =
  7. 7.745 decreased by 20% =
  8. 8.325 decreased by 60% =
  9. 9.790 increased by 10% =
  10. 10.250 increased by 40% =
  11. 11.460 increased by 30% =
  12. 12.100 increased by 10% =
  13. 13.290 decreased by 50% =
  14. 14.770 increased by 10% =
  15. 15.700 increased by 5% =
  16. 16.425 decreased by 8% =
  17. 17.100 decreased by 8% =
  18. 18.490 decreased by 40% =
  19. 19.392 decreased by 25% =
  20. 20.340 increased by 35% =
  21. 21.708 increased by 25% =
  22. 22.700 decreased by 8% =
  23. 23.220 increased by 15% =
  24. 24.125 decreased by 12% =
  25. 25.305 decreased by 40% =
  26. 26.448 increased by 25% =
  27. 27.780 decreased by 35% =
  28. 28.400 increased by 40% =
  29. 29.665 increased by 60% =
  30. 30.380 decreased by 75% =
  31. 31.325 increased by 8% =
  32. 32.225 increased by 12% =
  33. 33.175 decreased by 40% =
  34. 34.428 decreased by 75% =
  35. 35.100 increased by 8% =
  36. 36.300 increased by 50% =
  37. 37.350 decreased by 40% =
  38. 38.60 increased by 10% =
  39. 39.492 decreased by 25% =
  40. 40.72 increased by 50% =

Answer key

  1. 182
  2. 182
  3. 210
  4. 768
  5. 192
  6. 40
  7. 596
  8. 130
  9. 869
  10. 350
  11. 598
  12. 110
  13. 145
  14. 847
  15. 735
  16. 391
  17. 92
  18. 294
  19. 294
  20. 459
  21. 885
  22. 644
  23. 253
  24. 110
  25. 183
  26. 560
  27. 507
  28. 560
  29. 1064
  30. 95
  31. 351
  32. 252
  33. 105
  34. 107
  35. 108
  36. 450
  37. 210
  38. 66
  39. 369
  40. 108

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