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Percentage Increase and Decrease Trick Worksheet

Speed calculation lesson 23: Increase or decrease by a percent · Set 901 · 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. 1.200 increased by 35% =
  2. 2.568 decreased by 75% =
  3. 3.250 decreased by 8% =
  4. 4.100 increased by 20% =
  5. 5.250 decreased by 12% =
  6. 6.490 decreased by 20% =
  7. 7.472 increased by 25% =
  8. 8.105 increased by 40% =
  9. 9.140 increased by 5% =
  10. 10.350 increased by 10% =
  11. 11.40 increased by 75% =
  12. 12.580 increased by 35% =
  13. 13.160 increased by 75% =
  14. 14.480 increased by 35% =
  15. 15.375 increased by 8% =
  16. 16.210 increased by 10% =
  17. 17.180 increased by 60% =
  18. 18.110 increased by 60% =
  19. 19.800 decreased by 5% =
  20. 20.160 increased by 35% =
  21. 21.220 increased by 10% =
  22. 22.250 increased by 12% =
  23. 23.800 increased by 10% =
  24. 24.440 increased by 5% =
  25. 25.205 decreased by 60% =
  26. 26.106 decreased by 50% =
  27. 27.740 decreased by 15% =
  28. 28.174 decreased by 50% =
  29. 29.740 decreased by 35% =
  30. 30.225 decreased by 8% =
  31. 31.60 increased by 30% =
  32. 32.120 increased by 15% =
  33. 33.190 decreased by 10% =
  34. 34.150 increased by 8% =
  35. 35.570 increased by 30% =
  36. 36.316 increased by 75% =
  37. 37.240 decreased by 5% =
  38. 38.150 increased by 20% =
  39. 39.300 increased by 15% =
  40. 40.505 increased by 40% =

Answer key

  1. 270
  2. 142
  3. 230
  4. 120
  5. 220
  6. 392
  7. 590
  8. 147
  9. 147
  10. 385
  11. 70
  12. 783
  13. 280
  14. 648
  15. 405
  16. 231
  17. 288
  18. 176
  19. 760
  20. 216
  21. 242
  22. 280
  23. 880
  24. 462
  25. 82
  26. 53
  27. 629
  28. 87
  29. 481
  30. 207
  31. 78
  32. 138
  33. 171
  34. 162
  35. 741
  36. 553
  37. 228
  38. 180
  39. 345
  40. 707

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