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Percentage Increase and Decrease Trick Worksheet

Speed calculation lesson 23: Increase or decrease by a percent · Set 263 · 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. 1.272 increased by 75% =
  2. 2.140 increased by 30% =
  3. 3.200 increased by 15% =
  4. 4.690 decreased by 10% =
  5. 5.240 decreased by 35% =
  6. 6.660 decreased by 30% =
  7. 7.540 decreased by 5% =
  8. 8.560 increased by 25% =
  9. 9.480 decreased by 10% =
  10. 10.180 decreased by 10% =
  11. 11.800 decreased by 8% =
  12. 12.680 increased by 10% =
  13. 13.126 increased by 50% =
  14. 14.110 increased by 30% =
  15. 15.776 increased by 25% =
  16. 16.220 decreased by 15% =
  17. 17.330 increased by 20% =
  18. 18.410 increased by 10% =
  19. 19.600 increased by 10% =
  20. 20.332 decreased by 25% =
  21. 21.450 increased by 30% =
  22. 22.750 decreased by 8% =
  23. 23.295 increased by 60% =
  24. 24.175 decreased by 20% =
  25. 25.660 decreased by 10% =
  26. 26.450 decreased by 30% =
  27. 27.305 increased by 20% =
  28. 28.700 decreased by 12% =
  29. 29.400 increased by 8% =
  30. 30.375 decreased by 12% =
  31. 31.800 decreased by 8% =
  32. 32.500 increased by 15% =
  33. 33.256 decreased by 75% =
  34. 34.240 increased by 15% =
  35. 35.550 increased by 8% =
  36. 36.665 increased by 20% =
  37. 37.550 decreased by 12% =
  38. 38.425 decreased by 8% =
  39. 39.125 increased by 8% =
  40. 40.260 increased by 35% =

Answer key

  1. 476
  2. 182
  3. 230
  4. 621
  5. 156
  6. 462
  7. 513
  8. 700
  9. 432
  10. 162
  11. 736
  12. 748
  13. 189
  14. 143
  15. 970
  16. 187
  17. 396
  18. 451
  19. 660
  20. 249
  21. 585
  22. 690
  23. 472
  24. 140
  25. 594
  26. 315
  27. 366
  28. 616
  29. 432
  30. 330
  31. 736
  32. 575
  33. 64
  34. 276
  35. 594
  36. 798
  37. 484
  38. 391
  39. 135
  40. 351

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