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Percentage Increase and Decrease Trick Worksheet

Speed calculation lesson 23: Increase or decrease by a percent · Set 299 · 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. 1.354 increased by 50% =
  2. 2.670 increased by 30% =
  3. 3.440 increased by 75% =
  4. 4.790 increased by 10% =
  5. 5.600 decreased by 15% =
  6. 6.390 decreased by 10% =
  7. 7.300 decreased by 12% =
  8. 8.200 decreased by 8% =
  9. 9.320 increased by 30% =
  10. 10.210 increased by 20% =
  11. 11.415 decreased by 40% =
  12. 12.710 decreased by 60% =
  13. 13.456 decreased by 50% =
  14. 14.520 increased by 35% =
  15. 15.70 increased by 60% =
  16. 16.760 decreased by 75% =
  17. 17.615 increased by 40% =
  18. 18.196 decreased by 75% =
  19. 19.458 increased by 50% =
  20. 20.385 increased by 20% =
  21. 21.100 decreased by 8% =
  22. 22.120 increased by 10% =
  23. 23.60 increased by 10% =
  24. 24.725 increased by 20% =
  25. 25.260 decreased by 30% =
  26. 26.400 decreased by 35% =
  27. 27.760 increased by 5% =
  28. 28.775 increased by 8% =
  29. 29.60 decreased by 5% =
  30. 30.150 decreased by 12% =
  31. 31.725 decreased by 12% =
  32. 32.210 decreased by 40% =
  33. 33.440 decreased by 5% =
  34. 34.340 decreased by 15% =
  35. 35.765 increased by 60% =
  36. 36.650 increased by 12% =
  37. 37.150 increased by 12% =
  38. 38.625 decreased by 8% =
  39. 39.60 increased by 10% =
  40. 40.584 increased by 75% =

Answer key

  1. 531
  2. 871
  3. 770
  4. 869
  5. 510
  6. 351
  7. 264
  8. 184
  9. 416
  10. 252
  11. 249
  12. 284
  13. 228
  14. 702
  15. 112
  16. 190
  17. 861
  18. 49
  19. 687
  20. 462
  21. 92
  22. 132
  23. 66
  24. 870
  25. 182
  26. 260
  27. 798
  28. 837
  29. 57
  30. 132
  31. 638
  32. 126
  33. 418
  34. 289
  35. 1224
  36. 728
  37. 168
  38. 575
  39. 66
  40. 1022

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