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Percentage Increase and Decrease Trick Worksheet

Speed calculation lesson 23: Increase or decrease by a percent · Set 931 · 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. 1.370 increased by 40% =
  2. 2.420 decreased by 25% =
  3. 3.208 decreased by 50% =
  4. 4.450 decreased by 40% =
  5. 5.560 decreased by 40% =
  6. 6.660 decreased by 35% =
  7. 7.270 increased by 60% =
  8. 8.440 increased by 5% =
  9. 9.225 decreased by 12% =
  10. 10.60 increased by 5% =
  11. 11.660 increased by 15% =
  12. 12.550 increased by 50% =
  13. 13.40 increased by 15% =
  14. 14.720 increased by 5% =
  15. 15.120 increased by 5% =
  16. 16.370 increased by 60% =
  17. 17.790 increased by 30% =
  18. 18.535 increased by 40% =
  19. 19.240 increased by 5% =
  20. 20.165 increased by 60% =
  21. 21.580 increased by 20% =
  22. 22.420 increased by 5% =
  23. 23.525 decreased by 8% =
  24. 24.415 increased by 20% =
  25. 25.84 decreased by 25% =
  26. 26.60 decreased by 5% =
  27. 27.772 decreased by 75% =
  28. 28.680 decreased by 35% =
  29. 29.400 increased by 30% =
  30. 30.260 decreased by 35% =
  31. 31.525 increased by 20% =
  32. 32.220 increased by 15% =
  33. 33.125 decreased by 8% =
  34. 34.420 increased by 15% =
  35. 35.90 increased by 60% =
  36. 36.720 decreased by 5% =
  37. 37.275 decreased by 12% =
  38. 38.800 decreased by 10% =
  39. 39.360 increased by 35% =
  40. 40.760 increased by 20% =

Answer key

  1. 518
  2. 315
  3. 104
  4. 270
  5. 336
  6. 429
  7. 432
  8. 462
  9. 198
  10. 63
  11. 759
  12. 825
  13. 46
  14. 756
  15. 126
  16. 592
  17. 1027
  18. 749
  19. 252
  20. 264
  21. 696
  22. 441
  23. 483
  24. 498
  25. 63
  26. 57
  27. 193
  28. 442
  29. 520
  30. 169
  31. 630
  32. 253
  33. 115
  34. 483
  35. 144
  36. 684
  37. 242
  38. 720
  39. 486
  40. 912

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