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Percentage Increase and Decrease Trick Worksheet

Speed calculation lesson 23: Increase or decrease by a percent · Set 506 · 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. 1.308 increased by 75% =
  2. 2.60 decreased by 30% =
  3. 3.650 decreased by 60% =
  4. 4.330 decreased by 50% =
  5. 5.325 decreased by 12% =
  6. 6.475 increased by 12% =
  7. 7.360 decreased by 5% =
  8. 8.750 decreased by 20% =
  9. 9.360 decreased by 10% =
  10. 10.775 decreased by 12% =
  11. 11.280 increased by 5% =
  12. 12.400 decreased by 5% =
  13. 13.64 increased by 75% =
  14. 14.290 increased by 10% =
  15. 15.612 increased by 75% =
  16. 16.580 increased by 15% =
  17. 17.670 increased by 10% =
  18. 18.232 increased by 50% =
  19. 19.236 increased by 25% =
  20. 20.255 decreased by 20% =
  21. 21.300 increased by 40% =
  22. 22.800 decreased by 15% =
  23. 23.300 increased by 5% =
  24. 24.280 decreased by 75% =
  25. 25.260 decreased by 35% =
  26. 26.180 increased by 15% =
  27. 27.560 increased by 10% =
  28. 28.710 decreased by 30% =
  29. 29.200 increased by 20% =
  30. 30.80 decreased by 5% =
  31. 31.375 decreased by 12% =
  32. 32.472 increased by 50% =
  33. 33.760 increased by 30% =
  34. 34.320 decreased by 15% =
  35. 35.400 decreased by 15% =
  36. 36.520 increased by 10% =
  37. 37.660 increased by 5% =
  38. 38.800 increased by 35% =
  39. 39.176 increased by 25% =
  40. 40.585 decreased by 60% =

Answer key

  1. 539
  2. 42
  3. 260
  4. 165
  5. 286
  6. 532
  7. 342
  8. 600
  9. 324
  10. 682
  11. 294
  12. 380
  13. 112
  14. 319
  15. 1071
  16. 667
  17. 737
  18. 348
  19. 295
  20. 204
  21. 420
  22. 680
  23. 315
  24. 70
  25. 169
  26. 207
  27. 616
  28. 497
  29. 240
  30. 76
  31. 330
  32. 708
  33. 988
  34. 272
  35. 340
  36. 572
  37. 693
  38. 1080
  39. 220
  40. 234

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