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Percentage Increase and Decrease Trick Worksheet

Speed calculation lesson 23: Increase or decrease by a percent · Set 467 · 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. 1.462 increased by 50% =
  2. 2.120 decreased by 35% =
  3. 3.485 decreased by 40% =
  4. 4.200 increased by 35% =
  5. 5.430 decreased by 60% =
  6. 6.555 decreased by 60% =
  7. 7.668 increased by 75% =
  8. 8.210 increased by 10% =
  9. 9.40 increased by 15% =
  10. 10.590 increased by 10% =
  11. 11.68 decreased by 75% =
  12. 12.780 increased by 5% =
  13. 13.692 increased by 75% =
  14. 14.100 increased by 60% =
  15. 15.275 increased by 12% =
  16. 16.320 decreased by 75% =
  17. 17.400 increased by 35% =
  18. 18.500 increased by 5% =
  19. 19.350 decreased by 12% =
  20. 20.425 decreased by 60% =
  21. 21.325 decreased by 12% =
  22. 22.540 increased by 5% =
  23. 23.332 decreased by 50% =
  24. 24.100 increased by 12% =
  25. 25.455 increased by 20% =
  26. 26.700 decreased by 40% =
  27. 27.680 decreased by 10% =
  28. 28.210 decreased by 40% =
  29. 29.250 increased by 20% =
  30. 30.600 decreased by 12% =
  31. 31.500 increased by 8% =
  32. 32.380 increased by 10% =
  33. 33.580 decreased by 35% =
  34. 34.380 decreased by 15% =
  35. 35.300 decreased by 15% =
  36. 36.792 decreased by 25% =
  37. 37.244 decreased by 75% =
  38. 38.550 decreased by 40% =
  39. 39.230 decreased by 10% =
  40. 40.332 decreased by 50% =

Answer key

  1. 693
  2. 78
  3. 291
  4. 270
  5. 172
  6. 222
  7. 1169
  8. 231
  9. 46
  10. 649
  11. 17
  12. 819
  13. 1211
  14. 160
  15. 308
  16. 80
  17. 540
  18. 525
  19. 308
  20. 170
  21. 286
  22. 567
  23. 166
  24. 112
  25. 546
  26. 420
  27. 612
  28. 126
  29. 300
  30. 528
  31. 540
  32. 418
  33. 377
  34. 323
  35. 255
  36. 594
  37. 61
  38. 330
  39. 207
  40. 166

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