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Percentage Increase and Decrease Trick Worksheet

Speed calculation lesson 23: Increase or decrease by a percent · Set 957 · 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. 1.235 increased by 40% =
  2. 2.560 decreased by 40% =
  3. 3.140 increased by 35% =
  4. 4.120 decreased by 20% =
  5. 5.732 increased by 50% =
  6. 6.400 decreased by 75% =
  7. 7.660 increased by 25% =
  8. 8.260 increased by 5% =
  9. 9.680 increased by 35% =
  10. 10.680 decreased by 35% =
  11. 11.330 increased by 40% =
  12. 12.364 decreased by 50% =
  13. 13.464 decreased by 75% =
  14. 14.390 decreased by 50% =
  15. 15.230 increased by 60% =
  16. 16.236 increased by 25% =
  17. 17.260 increased by 20% =
  18. 18.210 decreased by 30% =
  19. 19.775 increased by 12% =
  20. 20.450 increased by 10% =
  21. 21.500 increased by 10% =
  22. 22.772 increased by 25% =
  23. 23.475 decreased by 8% =
  24. 24.410 decreased by 60% =
  25. 25.612 increased by 75% =
  26. 26.425 decreased by 8% =
  27. 27.280 decreased by 5% =
  28. 28.670 decreased by 30% =
  29. 29.675 decreased by 12% =
  30. 30.210 decreased by 30% =
  31. 31.800 increased by 15% =
  32. 32.640 increased by 15% =
  33. 33.440 increased by 15% =
  34. 34.625 decreased by 8% =
  35. 35.170 decreased by 10% =
  36. 36.320 decreased by 15% =
  37. 37.525 increased by 12% =
  38. 38.400 increased by 25% =
  39. 39.460 increased by 30% =
  40. 40.630 increased by 30% =

Answer key

  1. 329
  2. 336
  3. 189
  4. 96
  5. 1098
  6. 100
  7. 825
  8. 273
  9. 918
  10. 442
  11. 462
  12. 182
  13. 116
  14. 195
  15. 368
  16. 295
  17. 312
  18. 147
  19. 868
  20. 495
  21. 550
  22. 965
  23. 437
  24. 164
  25. 1071
  26. 391
  27. 266
  28. 469
  29. 594
  30. 147
  31. 920
  32. 736
  33. 506
  34. 575
  35. 153
  36. 272
  37. 588
  38. 500
  39. 598
  40. 819

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