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Percentage Increase and Decrease Trick Worksheet

Speed calculation lesson 23: Increase or decrease by a percent · Set 445 · 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. 1.466 increased by 50% =
  2. 2.540 increased by 30% =
  3. 3.675 increased by 12% =
  4. 4.740 increased by 15% =
  5. 5.310 decreased by 10% =
  6. 6.590 increased by 20% =
  7. 7.400 decreased by 30% =
  8. 8.430 decreased by 10% =
  9. 9.620 decreased by 35% =
  10. 10.225 increased by 8% =
  11. 11.500 increased by 35% =
  12. 12.500 decreased by 30% =
  13. 13.586 decreased by 50% =
  14. 14.375 decreased by 12% =
  15. 15.400 increased by 5% =
  16. 16.60 increased by 40% =
  17. 17.240 increased by 20% =
  18. 18.65 increased by 40% =
  19. 19.780 decreased by 30% =
  20. 20.620 decreased by 10% =
  21. 21.125 decreased by 8% =
  22. 22.230 decreased by 60% =
  23. 23.325 decreased by 12% =
  24. 24.40 decreased by 75% =
  25. 25.230 decreased by 50% =
  26. 26.420 increased by 5% =
  27. 27.775 increased by 8% =
  28. 28.280 increased by 25% =
  29. 29.530 increased by 10% =
  30. 30.620 increased by 35% =
  31. 31.800 decreased by 5% =
  32. 32.640 decreased by 5% =
  33. 33.640 increased by 15% =
  34. 34.552 decreased by 75% =
  35. 35.410 increased by 30% =
  36. 36.156 increased by 25% =
  37. 37.376 increased by 75% =
  38. 38.205 increased by 60% =
  39. 39.620 increased by 60% =
  40. 40.214 increased by 50% =

Answer key

  1. 699
  2. 702
  3. 756
  4. 851
  5. 279
  6. 708
  7. 280
  8. 387
  9. 403
  10. 243
  11. 675
  12. 350
  13. 293
  14. 330
  15. 420
  16. 84
  17. 288
  18. 91
  19. 546
  20. 558
  21. 115
  22. 92
  23. 286
  24. 10
  25. 115
  26. 441
  27. 837
  28. 350
  29. 583
  30. 837
  31. 760
  32. 608
  33. 736
  34. 138
  35. 533
  36. 195
  37. 658
  38. 328
  39. 992
  40. 321

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