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Percentage Increase and Decrease Trick Worksheet

Speed calculation lesson 23: Increase or decrease by a percent · Set 340 · 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. 1.710 increased by 30% =
  2. 2.310 increased by 40% =
  3. 3.216 decreased by 25% =
  4. 4.600 decreased by 5% =
  5. 5.56 decreased by 75% =
  6. 6.172 decreased by 75% =
  7. 7.650 increased by 8% =
  8. 8.520 increased by 5% =
  9. 9.560 decreased by 15% =
  10. 10.325 increased by 8% =
  11. 11.250 increased by 30% =
  12. 12.380 increased by 10% =
  13. 13.60 increased by 5% =
  14. 14.315 decreased by 20% =
  15. 15.115 increased by 60% =
  16. 16.610 increased by 30% =
  17. 17.40 decreased by 15% =
  18. 18.40 increased by 60% =
  19. 19.800 increased by 8% =
  20. 20.260 increased by 10% =
  21. 21.350 increased by 8% =
  22. 22.420 increased by 35% =
  23. 23.525 decreased by 12% =
  24. 24.690 decreased by 30% =
  25. 25.325 decreased by 12% =
  26. 26.710 decreased by 30% =
  27. 27.350 increased by 8% =
  28. 28.560 increased by 25% =
  29. 29.520 decreased by 10% =
  30. 30.710 decreased by 40% =
  31. 31.360 decreased by 15% =
  32. 32.680 increased by 75% =
  33. 33.230 increased by 60% =
  34. 34.790 decreased by 40% =
  35. 35.740 decreased by 25% =
  36. 36.680 increased by 35% =
  37. 37.560 decreased by 20% =
  38. 38.740 increased by 5% =
  39. 39.175 increased by 12% =
  40. 40.110 decreased by 10% =

Answer key

  1. 923
  2. 434
  3. 162
  4. 570
  5. 14
  6. 43
  7. 702
  8. 546
  9. 476
  10. 351
  11. 325
  12. 418
  13. 63
  14. 252
  15. 184
  16. 793
  17. 34
  18. 64
  19. 864
  20. 286
  21. 378
  22. 567
  23. 462
  24. 483
  25. 286
  26. 497
  27. 378
  28. 700
  29. 468
  30. 426
  31. 306
  32. 1190
  33. 368
  34. 474
  35. 555
  36. 918
  37. 448
  38. 777
  39. 196
  40. 99

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