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Percentage Increase and Decrease Trick Worksheet

Speed calculation lesson 23: Increase or decrease by a percent · Set 261 · 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. 1.120 increased by 30% =
  2. 2.775 decreased by 8% =
  3. 3.145 increased by 40% =
  4. 4.615 decreased by 40% =
  5. 5.560 decreased by 20% =
  6. 6.80 decreased by 35% =
  7. 7.700 decreased by 15% =
  8. 8.95 increased by 20% =
  9. 9.722 increased by 50% =
  10. 10.340 increased by 15% =
  11. 11.174 increased by 50% =
  12. 12.440 increased by 5% =
  13. 13.740 decreased by 15% =
  14. 14.700 increased by 60% =
  15. 15.540 increased by 15% =
  16. 16.450 increased by 8% =
  17. 17.368 increased by 25% =
  18. 18.550 increased by 8% =
  19. 19.240 decreased by 10% =
  20. 20.70 decreased by 30% =
  21. 21.360 decreased by 5% =
  22. 22.250 increased by 12% =
  23. 23.190 decreased by 10% =
  24. 24.408 increased by 75% =
  25. 25.556 decreased by 50% =
  26. 26.520 decreased by 15% =
  27. 27.675 increased by 40% =
  28. 28.650 increased by 10% =
  29. 29.464 increased by 75% =
  30. 30.550 increased by 12% =
  31. 31.700 decreased by 10% =
  32. 32.590 decreased by 20% =
  33. 33.280 decreased by 5% =
  34. 34.200 increased by 35% =
  35. 35.160 increased by 35% =
  36. 36.200 decreased by 50% =
  37. 37.60 increased by 5% =
  38. 38.560 decreased by 40% =
  39. 39.740 decreased by 15% =
  40. 40.240 increased by 30% =

Answer key

  1. 156
  2. 713
  3. 203
  4. 369
  5. 448
  6. 52
  7. 595
  8. 114
  9. 1083
  10. 391
  11. 261
  12. 462
  13. 629
  14. 1120
  15. 621
  16. 486
  17. 460
  18. 594
  19. 216
  20. 49
  21. 342
  22. 280
  23. 171
  24. 714
  25. 278
  26. 442
  27. 945
  28. 715
  29. 812
  30. 616
  31. 630
  32. 472
  33. 266
  34. 270
  35. 216
  36. 100
  37. 63
  38. 336
  39. 629
  40. 312

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