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Percentage Increase and Decrease Trick Worksheet

Speed calculation lesson 23: Increase or decrease by a percent · Set 465 · 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. 1.490 increased by 50% =
  2. 2.276 decreased by 50% =
  3. 3.572 increased by 75% =
  4. 4.120 increased by 30% =
  5. 5.340 decreased by 10% =
  6. 6.50 decreased by 50% =
  7. 7.420 increased by 10% =
  8. 8.245 increased by 60% =
  9. 9.720 increased by 30% =
  10. 10.50 decreased by 12% =
  11. 11.660 decreased by 30% =
  12. 12.600 decreased by 10% =
  13. 13.50 decreased by 10% =
  14. 14.180 decreased by 10% =
  15. 15.336 decreased by 75% =
  16. 16.725 increased by 12% =
  17. 17.88 increased by 25% =
  18. 18.100 increased by 8% =
  19. 19.400 decreased by 12% =
  20. 20.70 decreased by 10% =
  21. 21.720 decreased by 60% =
  22. 22.355 decreased by 60% =
  23. 23.422 decreased by 50% =
  24. 24.384 decreased by 25% =
  25. 25.340 increased by 30% =
  26. 26.460 increased by 5% =
  27. 27.100 decreased by 8% =
  28. 28.230 decreased by 10% =
  29. 29.120 decreased by 10% =
  30. 30.110 decreased by 30% =
  31. 31.135 decreased by 20% =
  32. 32.395 increased by 20% =
  33. 33.450 increased by 8% =
  34. 34.528 decreased by 75% =
  35. 35.395 increased by 20% =
  36. 36.576 decreased by 50% =
  37. 37.640 decreased by 60% =
  38. 38.230 increased by 30% =
  39. 39.96 increased by 25% =
  40. 40.440 decreased by 35% =

Answer key

  1. 735
  2. 138
  3. 1001
  4. 156
  5. 306
  6. 25
  7. 462
  8. 392
  9. 936
  10. 44
  11. 462
  12. 540
  13. 45
  14. 162
  15. 84
  16. 812
  17. 110
  18. 108
  19. 352
  20. 63
  21. 288
  22. 142
  23. 211
  24. 288
  25. 442
  26. 483
  27. 92
  28. 207
  29. 108
  30. 77
  31. 108
  32. 474
  33. 486
  34. 132
  35. 474
  36. 288
  37. 256
  38. 299
  39. 120
  40. 286

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