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Percentage Increase and Decrease Trick Worksheet

Speed calculation lesson 23: Increase or decrease by a percent · Set 331 · 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. 1.300 decreased by 30% =
  2. 2.180 increased by 5% =
  3. 3.60 decreased by 5% =
  4. 4.440 increased by 10% =
  5. 5.700 increased by 40% =
  6. 6.290 increased by 30% =
  7. 7.60 decreased by 40% =
  8. 8.150 increased by 50% =
  9. 9.620 decreased by 5% =
  10. 10.240 decreased by 15% =
  11. 11.500 increased by 20% =
  12. 12.735 decreased by 60% =
  13. 13.196 increased by 75% =
  14. 14.560 increased by 40% =
  15. 15.740 decreased by 35% =
  16. 16.40 increased by 5% =
  17. 17.280 decreased by 30% =
  18. 18.400 decreased by 10% =
  19. 19.640 increased by 15% =
  20. 20.600 decreased by 30% =
  21. 21.250 decreased by 10% =
  22. 22.552 increased by 50% =
  23. 23.375 decreased by 8% =
  24. 24.325 decreased by 8% =
  25. 25.240 increased by 15% =
  26. 26.300 increased by 5% =
  27. 27.450 increased by 12% =
  28. 28.50 increased by 8% =
  29. 29.64 decreased by 25% =
  30. 30.290 increased by 20% =
  31. 31.624 increased by 50% =
  32. 32.784 decreased by 75% =
  33. 33.570 increased by 60% =
  34. 34.260 decreased by 15% =
  35. 35.280 increased by 20% =
  36. 36.206 increased by 50% =
  37. 37.625 increased by 8% =
  38. 38.285 decreased by 40% =
  39. 39.360 increased by 5% =
  40. 40.40 decreased by 60% =

Answer key

  1. 210
  2. 189
  3. 57
  4. 484
  5. 980
  6. 377
  7. 36
  8. 225
  9. 589
  10. 204
  11. 600
  12. 294
  13. 343
  14. 784
  15. 481
  16. 42
  17. 196
  18. 360
  19. 736
  20. 420
  21. 225
  22. 828
  23. 345
  24. 299
  25. 276
  26. 315
  27. 504
  28. 54
  29. 48
  30. 348
  31. 936
  32. 196
  33. 912
  34. 221
  35. 336
  36. 309
  37. 675
  38. 171
  39. 378
  40. 16

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