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Percentage Increase and Decrease Trick Worksheet

Speed calculation lesson 23: Increase or decrease by a percent · Set 338 · 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 increased by 10% =
  2. 2.528 decreased by 75% =
  3. 3.660 decreased by 5% =
  4. 4.390 increased by 60% =
  5. 5.75 decreased by 8% =
  6. 6.396 decreased by 25% =
  7. 7.692 decreased by 75% =
  8. 8.480 decreased by 10% =
  9. 9.250 decreased by 8% =
  10. 10.75 increased by 20% =
  11. 11.320 increased by 60% =
  12. 12.140 decreased by 35% =
  13. 13.772 decreased by 50% =
  14. 14.140 decreased by 5% =
  15. 15.450 increased by 12% =
  16. 16.100 increased by 30% =
  17. 17.122 increased by 50% =
  18. 18.174 increased by 50% =
  19. 19.415 increased by 60% =
  20. 20.240 increased by 15% =
  21. 21.125 decreased by 60% =
  22. 22.132 decreased by 25% =
  23. 23.365 decreased by 60% =
  24. 24.240 decreased by 15% =
  25. 25.600 decreased by 10% =
  26. 26.620 decreased by 75% =
  27. 27.660 increased by 15% =
  28. 28.70 increased by 10% =
  29. 29.432 decreased by 75% =
  30. 30.640 increased by 25% =
  31. 31.680 decreased by 35% =
  32. 32.575 increased by 8% =
  33. 33.740 decreased by 10% =
  34. 34.400 decreased by 8% =
  35. 35.700 decreased by 35% =
  36. 36.176 increased by 75% =
  37. 37.336 decreased by 25% =
  38. 38.90 increased by 30% =
  39. 39.680 decreased by 25% =
  40. 40.280 decreased by 15% =

Answer key

  1. 330
  2. 132
  3. 627
  4. 624
  5. 69
  6. 297
  7. 173
  8. 432
  9. 230
  10. 90
  11. 512
  12. 91
  13. 386
  14. 133
  15. 504
  16. 130
  17. 183
  18. 261
  19. 664
  20. 276
  21. 50
  22. 99
  23. 146
  24. 204
  25. 540
  26. 155
  27. 759
  28. 77
  29. 108
  30. 800
  31. 442
  32. 621
  33. 666
  34. 368
  35. 455
  36. 308
  37. 252
  38. 117
  39. 510
  40. 238

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