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Percentage Increase and Decrease Trick Worksheet

Speed calculation lesson 23: Increase or decrease by a percent · Set 838 · 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. 1.160 increased by 35% =
  2. 2.610 increased by 30% =
  3. 3.60 increased by 25% =
  4. 4.690 increased by 60% =
  5. 5.584 decreased by 25% =
  6. 6.360 decreased by 15% =
  7. 7.125 decreased by 20% =
  8. 8.525 increased by 12% =
  9. 9.60 increased by 30% =
  10. 10.625 increased by 8% =
  11. 11.160 decreased by 5% =
  12. 12.300 increased by 15% =
  13. 13.484 increased by 50% =
  14. 14.460 decreased by 5% =
  15. 15.490 increased by 60% =
  16. 16.650 decreased by 8% =
  17. 17.40 increased by 10% =
  18. 18.40 decreased by 15% =
  19. 19.250 increased by 12% =
  20. 20.800 decreased by 5% =
  21. 21.404 decreased by 75% =
  22. 22.260 increased by 15% =
  23. 23.40 decreased by 10% =
  24. 24.392 increased by 75% =
  25. 25.380 decreased by 15% =
  26. 26.140 increased by 5% =
  27. 27.376 increased by 25% =
  28. 28.672 decreased by 75% =
  29. 29.615 decreased by 40% =
  30. 30.800 decreased by 8% =
  31. 31.130 decreased by 60% =
  32. 32.495 increased by 60% =
  33. 33.744 increased by 25% =
  34. 34.60 decreased by 15% =
  35. 35.120 increased by 30% =
  36. 36.370 decreased by 30% =
  37. 37.736 increased by 75% =
  38. 38.625 increased by 12% =
  39. 39.380 increased by 5% =
  40. 40.240 increased by 40% =

Answer key

  1. 216
  2. 793
  3. 75
  4. 1104
  5. 438
  6. 306
  7. 100
  8. 588
  9. 78
  10. 675
  11. 152
  12. 345
  13. 726
  14. 437
  15. 784
  16. 598
  17. 44
  18. 34
  19. 280
  20. 760
  21. 101
  22. 299
  23. 36
  24. 686
  25. 323
  26. 147
  27. 470
  28. 168
  29. 369
  30. 736
  31. 52
  32. 792
  33. 930
  34. 51
  35. 156
  36. 259
  37. 1288
  38. 700
  39. 399
  40. 336

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