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Percentage Increase and Decrease Trick Worksheet

Speed calculation lesson 23: Increase or decrease by a percent · Set 485 · 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. 1.220 increased by 30% =
  2. 2.100 increased by 25% =
  3. 3.240 increased by 15% =
  4. 4.404 increased by 75% =
  5. 5.472 decreased by 50% =
  6. 6.672 decreased by 25% =
  7. 7.336 increased by 25% =
  8. 8.65 decreased by 40% =
  9. 9.400 increased by 8% =
  10. 10.350 increased by 10% =
  11. 11.675 decreased by 12% =
  12. 12.145 increased by 40% =
  13. 13.602 increased by 50% =
  14. 14.375 increased by 8% =
  15. 15.650 increased by 12% =
  16. 16.700 increased by 12% =
  17. 17.90 decreased by 30% =
  18. 18.760 increased by 60% =
  19. 19.525 decreased by 12% =
  20. 20.175 decreased by 12% =
  21. 21.720 decreased by 60% =
  22. 22.650 decreased by 8% =
  23. 23.720 decreased by 35% =
  24. 24.270 decreased by 20% =
  25. 25.300 increased by 5% =
  26. 26.670 decreased by 40% =
  27. 27.190 decreased by 10% =
  28. 28.452 increased by 50% =
  29. 29.676 decreased by 50% =
  30. 30.348 increased by 25% =
  31. 31.360 increased by 10% =
  32. 32.60 decreased by 30% =
  33. 33.140 decreased by 5% =
  34. 34.55 decreased by 60% =
  35. 35.780 decreased by 10% =
  36. 36.325 decreased by 8% =
  37. 37.700 increased by 15% =
  38. 38.210 decreased by 10% =
  39. 39.68 increased by 50% =
  40. 40.440 increased by 35% =

Answer key

  1. 286
  2. 125
  3. 276
  4. 707
  5. 236
  6. 504
  7. 420
  8. 39
  9. 432
  10. 385
  11. 594
  12. 203
  13. 903
  14. 405
  15. 728
  16. 784
  17. 63
  18. 1216
  19. 462
  20. 154
  21. 288
  22. 598
  23. 468
  24. 216
  25. 315
  26. 402
  27. 171
  28. 678
  29. 338
  30. 435
  31. 396
  32. 42
  33. 133
  34. 22
  35. 702
  36. 299
  37. 805
  38. 189
  39. 102
  40. 594

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