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Percentage Increase and Decrease Trick Worksheet

Speed calculation lesson 23: Increase or decrease by a percent · Set 119 · 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. 1.676 increased by 50% =
  2. 2.390 decreased by 10% =
  3. 3.350 increased by 8% =
  4. 4.198 increased by 50% =
  5. 5.80 increased by 5% =
  6. 6.75 decreased by 60% =
  7. 7.260 decreased by 60% =
  8. 8.736 decreased by 25% =
  9. 9.320 decreased by 5% =
  10. 10.125 decreased by 8% =
  11. 11.670 decreased by 20% =
  12. 12.308 decreased by 75% =
  13. 13.450 decreased by 10% =
  14. 14.270 increased by 20% =
  15. 15.140 decreased by 10% =
  16. 16.625 decreased by 60% =
  17. 17.200 decreased by 15% =
  18. 18.600 increased by 10% =
  19. 19.230 increased by 10% =
  20. 20.375 increased by 8% =
  21. 21.740 decreased by 5% =
  22. 22.550 decreased by 30% =
  23. 23.600 increased by 12% =
  24. 24.40 decreased by 10% =
  25. 25.60 decreased by 40% =
  26. 26.692 decreased by 75% =
  27. 27.300 increased by 20% =
  28. 28.154 increased by 50% =
  29. 29.720 increased by 15% =
  30. 30.215 increased by 40% =
  31. 31.715 increased by 20% =
  32. 32.500 increased by 35% =
  33. 33.160 increased by 15% =
  34. 34.685 increased by 40% =
  35. 35.60 increased by 75% =
  36. 36.540 increased by 15% =
  37. 37.450 decreased by 12% =
  38. 38.710 decreased by 60% =
  39. 39.160 increased by 5% =
  40. 40.620 decreased by 15% =

Answer key

  1. 1014
  2. 351
  3. 378
  4. 297
  5. 84
  6. 30
  7. 104
  8. 552
  9. 304
  10. 115
  11. 536
  12. 77
  13. 405
  14. 324
  15. 126
  16. 250
  17. 170
  18. 660
  19. 253
  20. 405
  21. 703
  22. 385
  23. 672
  24. 36
  25. 36
  26. 173
  27. 360
  28. 231
  29. 828
  30. 301
  31. 858
  32. 675
  33. 184
  34. 959
  35. 105
  36. 621
  37. 396
  38. 284
  39. 168
  40. 527

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