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Percentage Increase and Decrease Trick Worksheet

Speed calculation lesson 23: Increase or decrease by a percent · Set 5 · 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. 1.310 increased by 30% =
  2. 2.705 decreased by 60% =
  3. 3.100 increased by 15% =
  4. 4.780 increased by 50% =
  5. 5.230 decreased by 20% =
  6. 6.700 increased by 30% =
  7. 7.216 decreased by 25% =
  8. 8.40 increased by 15% =
  9. 9.326 decreased by 50% =
  10. 10.700 decreased by 10% =
  11. 11.652 increased by 75% =
  12. 12.425 decreased by 8% =
  13. 13.560 increased by 50% =
  14. 14.500 increased by 40% =
  15. 15.680 increased by 60% =
  16. 16.140 increased by 5% =
  17. 17.616 increased by 50% =
  18. 18.40 increased by 5% =
  19. 19.220 decreased by 5% =
  20. 20.240 decreased by 15% =
  21. 21.390 decreased by 40% =
  22. 22.628 decreased by 75% =
  23. 23.800 decreased by 15% =
  24. 24.100 increased by 8% =
  25. 25.320 decreased by 15% =
  26. 26.455 increased by 60% =
  27. 27.465 increased by 60% =
  28. 28.460 increased by 5% =
  29. 29.480 increased by 60% =
  30. 30.80 increased by 10% =
  31. 31.500 increased by 5% =
  32. 32.250 increased by 12% =
  33. 33.400 increased by 25% =
  34. 34.120 increased by 20% =
  35. 35.325 increased by 12% =
  36. 36.110 increased by 30% =
  37. 37.580 decreased by 35% =
  38. 38.140 decreased by 15% =
  39. 39.450 decreased by 40% =
  40. 40.400 increased by 12% =

Answer key

  1. 403
  2. 282
  3. 115
  4. 1170
  5. 184
  6. 910
  7. 162
  8. 46
  9. 163
  10. 630
  11. 1141
  12. 391
  13. 840
  14. 700
  15. 1088
  16. 147
  17. 924
  18. 42
  19. 209
  20. 204
  21. 234
  22. 157
  23. 680
  24. 108
  25. 272
  26. 728
  27. 744
  28. 483
  29. 768
  30. 88
  31. 525
  32. 280
  33. 500
  34. 144
  35. 364
  36. 143
  37. 377
  38. 119
  39. 270
  40. 448

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