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Percentage Increase and Decrease Trick Worksheet

Speed calculation lesson 23: Increase or decrease by a percent · Set 313 · 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. 1.310 decreased by 30% =
  2. 2.175 decreased by 12% =
  3. 3.585 decreased by 20% =
  4. 4.415 increased by 60% =
  5. 5.260 increased by 35% =
  6. 6.140 decreased by 60% =
  7. 7.790 decreased by 60% =
  8. 8.110 increased by 50% =
  9. 9.290 decreased by 10% =
  10. 10.240 increased by 15% =
  11. 11.560 increased by 75% =
  12. 12.740 decreased by 35% =
  13. 13.670 decreased by 40% =
  14. 14.416 decreased by 25% =
  15. 15.180 decreased by 35% =
  16. 16.375 increased by 12% =
  17. 17.208 increased by 75% =
  18. 18.660 increased by 10% =
  19. 19.550 decreased by 20% =
  20. 20.475 decreased by 8% =
  21. 21.515 increased by 20% =
  22. 22.720 increased by 15% =
  23. 23.680 increased by 10% =
  24. 24.240 decreased by 40% =
  25. 25.536 decreased by 50% =
  26. 26.514 decreased by 50% =
  27. 27.100 decreased by 15% =
  28. 28.556 decreased by 25% =
  29. 29.765 increased by 20% =
  30. 30.430 decreased by 30% =
  31. 31.710 increased by 10% =
  32. 32.325 decreased by 8% =
  33. 33.664 increased by 75% =
  34. 34.85 increased by 60% =
  35. 35.625 increased by 12% =
  36. 36.585 increased by 60% =
  37. 37.260 increased by 35% =
  38. 38.440 increased by 10% =
  39. 39.594 increased by 50% =
  40. 40.470 increased by 10% =

Answer key

  1. 217
  2. 154
  3. 468
  4. 664
  5. 351
  6. 56
  7. 316
  8. 165
  9. 261
  10. 276
  11. 980
  12. 481
  13. 402
  14. 312
  15. 117
  16. 420
  17. 364
  18. 726
  19. 440
  20. 437
  21. 618
  22. 828
  23. 748
  24. 144
  25. 268
  26. 257
  27. 85
  28. 417
  29. 918
  30. 301
  31. 781
  32. 299
  33. 1162
  34. 136
  35. 700
  36. 936
  37. 351
  38. 484
  39. 891
  40. 517

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