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Percentage Increase and Decrease Trick Worksheet

Speed calculation lesson 23: Increase or decrease by a percent · Set 339 · 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. 1.270 increased by 30% =
  2. 2.524 decreased by 50% =
  3. 3.268 increased by 75% =
  4. 4.310 decreased by 30% =
  5. 5.698 decreased by 50% =
  6. 6.560 decreased by 35% =
  7. 7.205 increased by 40% =
  8. 8.340 decreased by 30% =
  9. 9.225 increased by 12% =
  10. 10.120 increased by 60% =
  11. 11.704 decreased by 75% =
  12. 12.780 increased by 15% =
  13. 13.248 increased by 25% =
  14. 14.608 increased by 75% =
  15. 15.300 increased by 35% =
  16. 16.184 increased by 50% =
  17. 17.420 decreased by 5% =
  18. 18.310 increased by 30% =
  19. 19.400 increased by 25% =
  20. 20.100 increased by 40% =
  21. 21.394 decreased by 50% =
  22. 22.130 decreased by 20% =
  23. 23.86 decreased by 50% =
  24. 24.230 decreased by 40% =
  25. 25.360 increased by 35% =
  26. 26.220 decreased by 30% =
  27. 27.150 increased by 30% =
  28. 28.64 increased by 25% =
  29. 29.252 increased by 75% =
  30. 30.705 decreased by 20% =
  31. 31.64 increased by 75% =
  32. 32.50 increased by 8% =
  33. 33.740 decreased by 60% =
  34. 34.700 decreased by 10% =
  35. 35.568 increased by 25% =
  36. 36.360 increased by 15% =
  37. 37.400 increased by 15% =
  38. 38.375 increased by 12% =
  39. 39.700 increased by 8% =
  40. 40.695 increased by 20% =

Answer key

  1. 351
  2. 262
  3. 469
  4. 217
  5. 349
  6. 364
  7. 287
  8. 238
  9. 252
  10. 192
  11. 176
  12. 897
  13. 310
  14. 1064
  15. 405
  16. 276
  17. 399
  18. 403
  19. 500
  20. 140
  21. 197
  22. 104
  23. 43
  24. 138
  25. 486
  26. 154
  27. 195
  28. 80
  29. 441
  30. 564
  31. 112
  32. 54
  33. 296
  34. 630
  35. 710
  36. 414
  37. 460
  38. 420
  39. 756
  40. 834

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