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Percentage Increase and Decrease Trick Worksheet

Speed calculation lesson 23: Increase or decrease by a percent · Set 916 · 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. 1.740 increased by 35% =
  2. 2.440 decreased by 5% =
  3. 3.615 increased by 40% =
  4. 4.100 increased by 12% =
  5. 5.485 decreased by 20% =
  6. 6.100 decreased by 12% =
  7. 7.675 increased by 12% =
  8. 8.72 decreased by 25% =
  9. 9.580 decreased by 15% =
  10. 10.405 decreased by 40% =
  11. 11.450 increased by 40% =
  12. 12.572 decreased by 25% =
  13. 13.400 increased by 35% =
  14. 14.780 increased by 35% =
  15. 15.260 decreased by 35% =
  16. 16.180 increased by 10% =
  17. 17.272 decreased by 75% =
  18. 18.480 increased by 25% =
  19. 19.95 decreased by 20% =
  20. 20.420 increased by 50% =
  21. 21.525 decreased by 12% =
  22. 22.450 increased by 12% =
  23. 23.345 increased by 40% =
  24. 24.800 increased by 12% =
  25. 25.575 increased by 8% =
  26. 26.340 decreased by 15% =
  27. 27.740 increased by 5% =
  28. 28.600 increased by 40% =
  29. 29.100 increased by 5% =
  30. 30.212 decreased by 25% =
  31. 31.76 increased by 75% =
  32. 32.80 decreased by 5% =
  33. 33.620 increased by 60% =
  34. 34.605 increased by 20% =
  35. 35.360 decreased by 5% =
  36. 36.300 decreased by 60% =
  37. 37.668 decreased by 75% =
  38. 38.70 decreased by 40% =
  39. 39.336 increased by 75% =
  40. 40.590 decreased by 10% =

Answer key

  1. 999
  2. 418
  3. 861
  4. 112
  5. 388
  6. 88
  7. 756
  8. 54
  9. 493
  10. 243
  11. 630
  12. 429
  13. 540
  14. 1053
  15. 169
  16. 198
  17. 68
  18. 600
  19. 76
  20. 630
  21. 462
  22. 504
  23. 483
  24. 896
  25. 621
  26. 289
  27. 777
  28. 840
  29. 105
  30. 159
  31. 133
  32. 76
  33. 992
  34. 726
  35. 342
  36. 120
  37. 167
  38. 42
  39. 588
  40. 531

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