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Percentage Increase and Decrease Trick Worksheet

Speed calculation lesson 23: Increase or decrease by a percent · Set 329 · 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. 1.360 decreased by 30% =
  2. 2.540 decreased by 5% =
  3. 3.250 increased by 8% =
  4. 4.360 decreased by 15% =
  5. 5.140 increased by 35% =
  6. 6.320 increased by 35% =
  7. 7.175 increased by 12% =
  8. 8.780 increased by 5% =
  9. 9.150 decreased by 30% =
  10. 10.50 increased by 8% =
  11. 11.760 increased by 10% =
  12. 12.96 increased by 50% =
  13. 13.300 increased by 12% =
  14. 14.308 increased by 25% =
  15. 15.720 increased by 15% =
  16. 16.540 increased by 5% =
  17. 17.570 increased by 10% =
  18. 18.416 increased by 25% =
  19. 19.40 increased by 15% =
  20. 20.250 increased by 10% =
  21. 21.670 increased by 30% =
  22. 22.670 decreased by 10% =
  23. 23.452 decreased by 75% =
  24. 24.570 decreased by 30% =
  25. 25.315 decreased by 40% =
  26. 26.120 decreased by 15% =
  27. 27.260 increased by 5% =
  28. 28.40 increased by 35% =
  29. 29.540 increased by 25% =
  30. 30.620 increased by 10% =
  31. 31.300 decreased by 15% =
  32. 32.596 decreased by 25% =
  33. 33.440 increased by 5% =
  34. 34.530 decreased by 60% =
  35. 35.420 increased by 10% =
  36. 36.450 increased by 8% =
  37. 37.125 decreased by 12% =
  38. 38.498 increased by 50% =
  39. 39.505 increased by 40% =
  40. 40.690 increased by 10% =

Answer key

  1. 252
  2. 513
  3. 270
  4. 306
  5. 189
  6. 432
  7. 196
  8. 819
  9. 105
  10. 54
  11. 836
  12. 144
  13. 336
  14. 385
  15. 828
  16. 567
  17. 627
  18. 520
  19. 46
  20. 275
  21. 871
  22. 603
  23. 113
  24. 399
  25. 189
  26. 102
  27. 273
  28. 54
  29. 675
  30. 682
  31. 255
  32. 447
  33. 462
  34. 212
  35. 462
  36. 486
  37. 110
  38. 747
  39. 707
  40. 759

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