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Percentage Increase and Decrease Trick Worksheet

Speed calculation lesson 23: Increase or decrease by a percent · Set 804 · 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. 1.230 increased by 40% =
  2. 2.360 increased by 10% =
  3. 3.740 increased by 60% =
  4. 4.445 increased by 20% =
  5. 5.610 increased by 50% =
  6. 6.445 decreased by 40% =
  7. 7.180 decreased by 15% =
  8. 8.75 decreased by 12% =
  9. 9.440 decreased by 75% =
  10. 10.670 decreased by 60% =
  11. 11.776 increased by 75% =
  12. 12.560 decreased by 5% =
  13. 13.740 decreased by 5% =
  14. 14.380 increased by 30% =
  15. 15.260 increased by 25% =
  16. 16.190 decreased by 10% =
  17. 17.450 decreased by 50% =
  18. 18.395 increased by 60% =
  19. 19.750 decreased by 12% =
  20. 20.800 decreased by 35% =
  21. 21.328 decreased by 50% =
  22. 22.455 decreased by 20% =
  23. 23.592 increased by 75% =
  24. 24.50 decreased by 30% =
  25. 25.40 decreased by 5% =
  26. 26.464 decreased by 25% =
  27. 27.220 decreased by 15% =
  28. 28.525 decreased by 12% =
  29. 29.660 increased by 15% =
  30. 30.248 decreased by 50% =
  31. 31.525 increased by 12% =
  32. 32.40 increased by 35% =
  33. 33.680 increased by 60% =
  34. 34.555 increased by 20% =
  35. 35.510 increased by 60% =
  36. 36.510 decreased by 60% =
  37. 37.720 increased by 30% =
  38. 38.45 increased by 40% =
  39. 39.220 decreased by 15% =
  40. 40.600 increased by 12% =

Answer key

  1. 322
  2. 396
  3. 1184
  4. 534
  5. 915
  6. 267
  7. 153
  8. 66
  9. 110
  10. 268
  11. 1358
  12. 532
  13. 703
  14. 494
  15. 325
  16. 171
  17. 225
  18. 632
  19. 660
  20. 520
  21. 164
  22. 364
  23. 1036
  24. 35
  25. 38
  26. 348
  27. 187
  28. 462
  29. 759
  30. 124
  31. 588
  32. 54
  33. 1088
  34. 666
  35. 816
  36. 204
  37. 936
  38. 63
  39. 187
  40. 672

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