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Percentage Increase and Decrease Trick Worksheet

Speed calculation lesson 23: Increase or decrease by a percent · Set 6 · 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. 1.262 increased by 50% =
  2. 2.60 decreased by 40% =
  3. 3.240 increased by 10% =
  4. 4.570 increased by 10% =
  5. 5.675 increased by 8% =
  6. 6.700 increased by 30% =
  7. 7.100 decreased by 12% =
  8. 8.320 decreased by 35% =
  9. 9.360 decreased by 5% =
  10. 10.110 decreased by 10% =
  11. 11.425 increased by 8% =
  12. 12.356 decreased by 25% =
  13. 13.792 decreased by 75% =
  14. 14.250 increased by 8% =
  15. 15.75 decreased by 8% =
  16. 16.175 increased by 12% =
  17. 17.360 decreased by 15% =
  18. 18.320 decreased by 5% =
  19. 19.100 decreased by 10% =
  20. 20.120 increased by 30% =
  21. 21.650 decreased by 8% =
  22. 22.425 decreased by 60% =
  23. 23.788 increased by 75% =
  24. 24.240 increased by 35% =
  25. 25.410 decreased by 60% =
  26. 26.500 decreased by 35% =
  27. 27.95 decreased by 20% =
  28. 28.715 increased by 20% =
  29. 29.695 increased by 40% =
  30. 30.780 decreased by 25% =
  31. 31.668 increased by 25% =
  32. 32.215 increased by 20% =
  33. 33.180 increased by 15% =
  34. 34.720 increased by 30% =
  35. 35.280 increased by 5% =
  36. 36.180 increased by 60% =
  37. 37.380 decreased by 35% =
  38. 38.172 decreased by 75% =
  39. 39.740 decreased by 30% =
  40. 40.590 decreased by 10% =

Answer key

  1. 393
  2. 36
  3. 264
  4. 627
  5. 729
  6. 910
  7. 88
  8. 208
  9. 342
  10. 99
  11. 459
  12. 267
  13. 198
  14. 270
  15. 69
  16. 196
  17. 306
  18. 304
  19. 90
  20. 156
  21. 598
  22. 170
  23. 1379
  24. 324
  25. 164
  26. 325
  27. 76
  28. 858
  29. 973
  30. 585
  31. 835
  32. 258
  33. 207
  34. 936
  35. 294
  36. 288
  37. 247
  38. 43
  39. 518
  40. 531

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