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Percentage Increase and Decrease Trick Worksheet

Speed calculation lesson 23: Increase or decrease by a percent · Set 432 · 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. 1.410 decreased by 30% =
  2. 2.300 increased by 35% =
  3. 3.760 increased by 25% =
  4. 4.300 increased by 5% =
  5. 5.420 decreased by 10% =
  6. 6.605 increased by 60% =
  7. 7.60 decreased by 50% =
  8. 8.740 increased by 35% =
  9. 9.525 decreased by 60% =
  10. 10.88 decreased by 75% =
  11. 11.480 decreased by 15% =
  12. 12.110 decreased by 10% =
  13. 13.660 decreased by 15% =
  14. 14.760 decreased by 5% =
  15. 15.780 increased by 35% =
  16. 16.200 increased by 30% =
  17. 17.770 increased by 10% =
  18. 18.250 decreased by 8% =
  19. 19.500 increased by 60% =
  20. 20.125 decreased by 8% =
  21. 21.450 increased by 8% =
  22. 22.676 decreased by 50% =
  23. 23.420 increased by 35% =
  24. 24.175 decreased by 8% =
  25. 25.170 increased by 60% =
  26. 26.236 decreased by 75% =
  27. 27.660 increased by 35% =
  28. 28.660 increased by 35% =
  29. 29.540 decreased by 35% =
  30. 30.232 decreased by 75% =
  31. 31.730 decreased by 10% =
  32. 32.720 decreased by 5% =
  33. 33.500 decreased by 25% =
  34. 34.350 decreased by 8% =
  35. 35.540 increased by 40% =
  36. 36.125 increased by 12% =
  37. 37.584 increased by 25% =
  38. 38.104 increased by 25% =
  39. 39.775 increased by 12% =
  40. 40.675 decreased by 60% =

Answer key

  1. 287
  2. 405
  3. 950
  4. 315
  5. 378
  6. 968
  7. 30
  8. 999
  9. 210
  10. 22
  11. 408
  12. 99
  13. 561
  14. 722
  15. 1053
  16. 260
  17. 847
  18. 230
  19. 800
  20. 115
  21. 486
  22. 338
  23. 567
  24. 161
  25. 272
  26. 59
  27. 891
  28. 891
  29. 351
  30. 58
  31. 657
  32. 684
  33. 375
  34. 322
  35. 756
  36. 140
  37. 730
  38. 130
  39. 868
  40. 270

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