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Percentage Increase and Decrease Trick Worksheet

Speed calculation lesson 23: Increase or decrease by a percent · Set 322 · 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. 1.390 increased by 10% =
  2. 2.580 increased by 30% =
  3. 3.718 decreased by 50% =
  4. 4.175 increased by 8% =
  5. 5.60 increased by 5% =
  6. 6.620 increased by 20% =
  7. 7.760 increased by 40% =
  8. 8.56 increased by 75% =
  9. 9.150 decreased by 8% =
  10. 10.700 increased by 5% =
  11. 11.144 increased by 50% =
  12. 12.328 increased by 75% =
  13. 13.116 decreased by 25% =
  14. 14.110 decreased by 40% =
  15. 15.630 decreased by 30% =
  16. 16.790 increased by 50% =
  17. 17.40 increased by 35% =
  18. 18.300 decreased by 30% =
  19. 19.550 decreased by 60% =
  20. 20.570 increased by 30% =
  21. 21.275 decreased by 12% =
  22. 22.375 decreased by 8% =
  23. 23.50 decreased by 12% =
  24. 24.525 increased by 12% =
  25. 25.400 decreased by 12% =
  26. 26.75 increased by 8% =
  27. 27.690 decreased by 50% =
  28. 28.740 increased by 15% =
  29. 29.600 decreased by 35% =
  30. 30.680 decreased by 15% =
  31. 31.375 decreased by 8% =
  32. 32.630 increased by 60% =
  33. 33.204 increased by 75% =
  34. 34.668 decreased by 75% =
  35. 35.800 decreased by 15% =
  36. 36.660 increased by 15% =
  37. 37.150 decreased by 8% =
  38. 38.320 decreased by 30% =
  39. 39.240 increased by 5% =
  40. 40.220 decreased by 40% =

Answer key

  1. 429
  2. 754
  3. 359
  4. 189
  5. 63
  6. 744
  7. 1064
  8. 98
  9. 138
  10. 735
  11. 216
  12. 574
  13. 87
  14. 66
  15. 441
  16. 1185
  17. 54
  18. 210
  19. 220
  20. 741
  21. 242
  22. 345
  23. 44
  24. 588
  25. 352
  26. 81
  27. 345
  28. 851
  29. 390
  30. 578
  31. 345
  32. 1008
  33. 357
  34. 167
  35. 680
  36. 759
  37. 138
  38. 224
  39. 252
  40. 132

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