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Percentage Increase and Decrease Trick Worksheet

Speed calculation lesson 23: Increase or decrease by a percent · Set 103 · 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. 1.230 increased by 30% =
  2. 2.680 increased by 35% =
  3. 3.492 increased by 25% =
  4. 4.460 decreased by 25% =
  5. 5.560 increased by 20% =
  6. 6.260 decreased by 5% =
  7. 7.75 decreased by 8% =
  8. 8.610 increased by 30% =
  9. 9.520 decreased by 15% =
  10. 10.325 increased by 12% =
  11. 11.260 increased by 35% =
  12. 12.120 increased by 30% =
  13. 13.350 decreased by 10% =
  14. 14.85 decreased by 60% =
  15. 15.340 decreased by 35% =
  16. 16.245 decreased by 20% =
  17. 17.800 increased by 8% =
  18. 18.320 increased by 35% =
  19. 19.600 increased by 12% =
  20. 20.370 increased by 20% =
  21. 21.520 decreased by 15% =
  22. 22.632 decreased by 75% =
  23. 23.550 increased by 10% =
  24. 24.202 decreased by 50% =
  25. 25.440 decreased by 10% =
  26. 26.192 decreased by 25% =
  27. 27.224 increased by 25% =
  28. 28.548 increased by 25% =
  29. 29.750 increased by 8% =
  30. 30.324 increased by 75% =
  31. 31.50 decreased by 20% =
  32. 32.700 decreased by 15% =
  33. 33.150 increased by 8% =
  34. 34.748 increased by 25% =
  35. 35.320 increased by 5% =
  36. 36.250 decreased by 12% =
  37. 37.730 increased by 30% =
  38. 38.632 increased by 25% =
  39. 39.475 increased by 20% =
  40. 40.800 decreased by 10% =

Answer key

  1. 299
  2. 918
  3. 615
  4. 345
  5. 672
  6. 247
  7. 69
  8. 793
  9. 442
  10. 364
  11. 351
  12. 156
  13. 315
  14. 34
  15. 221
  16. 196
  17. 864
  18. 432
  19. 672
  20. 444
  21. 442
  22. 158
  23. 605
  24. 101
  25. 396
  26. 144
  27. 280
  28. 685
  29. 810
  30. 567
  31. 40
  32. 595
  33. 162
  34. 935
  35. 336
  36. 220
  37. 949
  38. 790
  39. 570
  40. 720

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