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Percentage Increase and Decrease Trick Worksheet

Speed calculation lesson 23: Increase or decrease by a percent · Set 466 · 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. 1.630 increased by 50% =
  2. 2.275 increased by 12% =
  3. 3.635 decreased by 40% =
  4. 4.560 decreased by 30% =
  5. 5.75 increased by 12% =
  6. 6.160 decreased by 35% =
  7. 7.120 decreased by 35% =
  8. 8.110 increased by 40% =
  9. 9.685 increased by 20% =
  10. 10.60 decreased by 20% =
  11. 11.545 increased by 20% =
  12. 12.710 decreased by 10% =
  13. 13.680 increased by 40% =
  14. 14.390 decreased by 20% =
  15. 15.790 decreased by 40% =
  16. 16.240 increased by 35% =
  17. 17.80 decreased by 75% =
  18. 18.550 increased by 40% =
  19. 19.425 increased by 8% =
  20. 20.780 increased by 30% =
  21. 21.560 decreased by 35% =
  22. 22.430 increased by 50% =
  23. 23.200 decreased by 8% =
  24. 24.800 increased by 15% =
  25. 25.536 increased by 25% =
  26. 26.428 increased by 50% =
  27. 27.148 increased by 50% =
  28. 28.60 increased by 15% =
  29. 29.450 decreased by 8% =
  30. 30.620 decreased by 75% =
  31. 31.112 decreased by 50% =
  32. 32.350 increased by 20% =
  33. 33.740 increased by 35% =
  34. 34.75 increased by 20% =
  35. 35.760 increased by 10% =
  36. 36.500 increased by 12% =
  37. 37.552 decreased by 75% =
  38. 38.90 increased by 50% =
  39. 39.425 decreased by 8% =
  40. 40.534 decreased by 50% =

Answer key

  1. 945
  2. 308
  3. 381
  4. 392
  5. 84
  6. 104
  7. 78
  8. 154
  9. 822
  10. 48
  11. 654
  12. 639
  13. 952
  14. 312
  15. 474
  16. 324
  17. 20
  18. 770
  19. 459
  20. 1014
  21. 364
  22. 645
  23. 184
  24. 920
  25. 670
  26. 642
  27. 222
  28. 69
  29. 414
  30. 155
  31. 56
  32. 420
  33. 999
  34. 90
  35. 836
  36. 560
  37. 138
  38. 135
  39. 391
  40. 267

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