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Percentage Increase and Decrease Trick Worksheet

Speed calculation lesson 23: Increase or decrease by a percent · Set 290 · 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. 1.374 increased by 50% =
  2. 2.660 decreased by 35% =
  3. 3.450 decreased by 10% =
  4. 4.535 decreased by 60% =
  5. 5.425 increased by 8% =
  6. 6.96 decreased by 25% =
  7. 7.54 increased by 50% =
  8. 8.170 decreased by 30% =
  9. 9.445 increased by 60% =
  10. 10.50 decreased by 40% =
  11. 11.730 increased by 30% =
  12. 12.100 decreased by 8% =
  13. 13.465 decreased by 60% =
  14. 14.788 increased by 25% =
  15. 15.275 increased by 8% =
  16. 16.500 increased by 20% =
  17. 17.190 decreased by 10% =
  18. 18.440 increased by 15% =
  19. 19.750 increased by 30% =
  20. 20.480 increased by 5% =
  21. 21.620 decreased by 20% =
  22. 22.765 increased by 60% =
  23. 23.45 increased by 40% =
  24. 24.286 decreased by 50% =
  25. 25.305 increased by 60% =
  26. 26.70 decreased by 60% =
  27. 27.720 decreased by 75% =
  28. 28.215 decreased by 60% =
  29. 29.788 decreased by 75% =
  30. 30.380 increased by 5% =
  31. 31.500 increased by 30% =
  32. 32.420 decreased by 5% =
  33. 33.680 increased by 20% =
  34. 34.740 decreased by 20% =
  35. 35.40 increased by 30% =
  36. 36.236 increased by 50% =
  37. 37.566 decreased by 50% =
  38. 38.245 increased by 60% =
  39. 39.400 decreased by 10% =
  40. 40.520 decreased by 5% =

Answer key

  1. 561
  2. 429
  3. 405
  4. 214
  5. 459
  6. 72
  7. 81
  8. 119
  9. 712
  10. 30
  11. 949
  12. 92
  13. 186
  14. 985
  15. 297
  16. 600
  17. 171
  18. 506
  19. 975
  20. 504
  21. 496
  22. 1224
  23. 63
  24. 143
  25. 488
  26. 28
  27. 180
  28. 86
  29. 197
  30. 399
  31. 650
  32. 399
  33. 816
  34. 592
  35. 52
  36. 354
  37. 283
  38. 392
  39. 360
  40. 494

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