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Percentage Increase and Decrease Trick Worksheet

Speed calculation lesson 23: Increase or decrease by a percent · Set 494 · 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. 1.280 increased by 50% =
  2. 2.620 decreased by 5% =
  3. 3.430 decreased by 10% =
  4. 4.650 increased by 30% =
  5. 5.475 increased by 8% =
  6. 6.425 decreased by 60% =
  7. 7.290 increased by 30% =
  8. 8.250 increased by 12% =
  9. 9.360 decreased by 35% =
  10. 10.560 decreased by 5% =
  11. 11.225 decreased by 8% =
  12. 12.780 decreased by 15% =
  13. 13.460 increased by 30% =
  14. 14.560 decreased by 25% =
  15. 15.60 decreased by 30% =
  16. 16.96 increased by 50% =
  17. 17.640 increased by 40% =
  18. 18.600 increased by 12% =
  19. 19.142 increased by 50% =
  20. 20.400 decreased by 15% =
  21. 21.500 decreased by 5% =
  22. 22.628 decreased by 50% =
  23. 23.40 decreased by 30% =
  24. 24.656 decreased by 25% =
  25. 25.100 decreased by 12% =
  26. 26.610 decreased by 30% =
  27. 27.240 increased by 5% =
  28. 28.204 decreased by 25% =
  29. 29.340 decreased by 15% =
  30. 30.350 increased by 12% =
  31. 31.580 decreased by 35% =
  32. 32.728 decreased by 25% =
  33. 33.70 increased by 30% =
  34. 34.152 increased by 75% =
  35. 35.100 increased by 20% =
  36. 36.300 increased by 8% =
  37. 37.132 increased by 75% =
  38. 38.800 increased by 12% =
  39. 39.610 increased by 10% =
  40. 40.768 increased by 25% =

Answer key

  1. 420
  2. 589
  3. 387
  4. 845
  5. 513
  6. 170
  7. 377
  8. 280
  9. 234
  10. 532
  11. 207
  12. 663
  13. 598
  14. 420
  15. 42
  16. 144
  17. 896
  18. 672
  19. 213
  20. 340
  21. 475
  22. 314
  23. 28
  24. 492
  25. 88
  26. 427
  27. 252
  28. 153
  29. 289
  30. 392
  31. 377
  32. 546
  33. 91
  34. 266
  35. 120
  36. 324
  37. 231
  38. 896
  39. 671
  40. 960

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