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Percentage Increase and Decrease Trick Worksheet

Speed calculation lesson 23: Increase or decrease by a percent · Set 181 · 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. 1.290 increased by 30% =
  2. 2.300 increased by 25% =
  3. 3.788 increased by 50% =
  4. 4.675 increased by 8% =
  5. 5.140 increased by 5% =
  6. 6.580 decreased by 75% =
  7. 7.540 increased by 15% =
  8. 8.720 increased by 35% =
  9. 9.350 decreased by 8% =
  10. 10.150 decreased by 30% =
  11. 11.595 increased by 40% =
  12. 12.625 increased by 8% =
  13. 13.396 decreased by 25% =
  14. 14.320 decreased by 20% =
  15. 15.280 decreased by 35% =
  16. 16.720 decreased by 25% =
  17. 17.238 decreased by 50% =
  18. 18.492 increased by 75% =
  19. 19.290 increased by 60% =
  20. 20.760 increased by 35% =
  21. 21.680 increased by 5% =
  22. 22.200 decreased by 35% =
  23. 23.50 increased by 20% =
  24. 24.550 decreased by 40% =
  25. 25.50 decreased by 8% =
  26. 26.180 decreased by 35% =
  27. 27.285 decreased by 60% =
  28. 28.284 decreased by 75% =
  29. 29.220 increased by 10% =
  30. 30.568 increased by 75% =
  31. 31.340 increased by 35% =
  32. 32.245 increased by 20% =
  33. 33.465 increased by 60% =
  34. 34.628 increased by 50% =
  35. 35.625 increased by 12% =
  36. 36.590 increased by 20% =
  37. 37.524 decreased by 25% =
  38. 38.250 increased by 10% =
  39. 39.80 increased by 5% =
  40. 40.580 decreased by 35% =

Answer key

  1. 377
  2. 375
  3. 1182
  4. 729
  5. 147
  6. 145
  7. 621
  8. 972
  9. 322
  10. 105
  11. 833
  12. 675
  13. 297
  14. 256
  15. 182
  16. 540
  17. 119
  18. 861
  19. 464
  20. 1026
  21. 714
  22. 130
  23. 60
  24. 330
  25. 46
  26. 117
  27. 114
  28. 71
  29. 242
  30. 994
  31. 459
  32. 294
  33. 744
  34. 942
  35. 700
  36. 708
  37. 393
  38. 275
  39. 84
  40. 377

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