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Percentage Increase and Decrease Trick Worksheet

Speed calculation lesson 23: Increase or decrease by a percent · Set 171 · 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. 1.80 increased by 30% =
  2. 2.325 decreased by 12% =
  3. 3.800 decreased by 12% =
  4. 4.470 decreased by 30% =
  5. 5.578 decreased by 50% =
  6. 6.660 decreased by 5% =
  7. 7.525 increased by 8% =
  8. 8.520 increased by 35% =
  9. 9.440 increased by 35% =
  10. 10.716 decreased by 25% =
  11. 11.352 increased by 25% =
  12. 12.80 increased by 30% =
  13. 13.720 decreased by 35% =
  14. 14.380 increased by 15% =
  15. 15.788 increased by 75% =
  16. 16.654 decreased by 50% =
  17. 17.560 decreased by 35% =
  18. 18.584 increased by 75% =
  19. 19.165 decreased by 60% =
  20. 20.360 increased by 15% =
  21. 21.154 decreased by 50% =
  22. 22.560 increased by 5% =
  23. 23.365 increased by 20% =
  24. 24.100 decreased by 15% =
  25. 25.425 increased by 12% =
  26. 26.520 decreased by 35% =
  27. 27.225 increased by 12% =
  28. 28.325 decreased by 8% =
  29. 29.448 increased by 75% =
  30. 30.40 increased by 40% =
  31. 31.200 increased by 15% =
  32. 32.660 increased by 15% =
  33. 33.485 increased by 20% =
  34. 34.70 decreased by 40% =
  35. 35.505 increased by 20% =
  36. 36.130 increased by 10% =
  37. 37.50 decreased by 8% =
  38. 38.188 decreased by 50% =
  39. 39.240 increased by 40% =
  40. 40.260 increased by 15% =

Answer key

  1. 104
  2. 286
  3. 704
  4. 329
  5. 289
  6. 627
  7. 567
  8. 702
  9. 594
  10. 537
  11. 440
  12. 104
  13. 468
  14. 437
  15. 1379
  16. 327
  17. 364
  18. 1022
  19. 66
  20. 414
  21. 77
  22. 588
  23. 438
  24. 85
  25. 476
  26. 338
  27. 252
  28. 299
  29. 784
  30. 56
  31. 230
  32. 759
  33. 582
  34. 42
  35. 606
  36. 143
  37. 46
  38. 94
  39. 336
  40. 299

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