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Percentage Increase and Decrease Trick Worksheet

Speed calculation lesson 23: Increase or decrease by a percent · Set 603 · 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. 1.260 increased by 50% =
  2. 2.194 decreased by 50% =
  3. 3.320 decreased by 30% =
  4. 4.200 increased by 50% =
  5. 5.710 increased by 40% =
  6. 6.388 decreased by 75% =
  7. 7.200 decreased by 60% =
  8. 8.46 decreased by 50% =
  9. 9.265 increased by 60% =
  10. 10.660 decreased by 40% =
  11. 11.780 decreased by 15% =
  12. 12.480 decreased by 15% =
  13. 13.740 increased by 5% =
  14. 14.190 decreased by 10% =
  15. 15.475 increased by 60% =
  16. 16.580 increased by 30% =
  17. 17.260 increased by 5% =
  18. 18.660 increased by 15% =
  19. 19.70 decreased by 20% =
  20. 20.625 decreased by 12% =
  21. 21.695 decreased by 20% =
  22. 22.200 decreased by 15% =
  23. 23.675 decreased by 8% =
  24. 24.590 increased by 20% =
  25. 25.205 decreased by 20% =
  26. 26.800 decreased by 20% =
  27. 27.645 decreased by 60% =
  28. 28.430 decreased by 60% =
  29. 29.120 increased by 10% =
  30. 30.230 decreased by 40% =
  31. 31.360 increased by 15% =
  32. 32.674 increased by 50% =
  33. 33.536 increased by 25% =
  34. 34.80 decreased by 60% =
  35. 35.314 increased by 50% =
  36. 36.680 increased by 10% =
  37. 37.280 decreased by 35% =
  38. 38.560 decreased by 15% =
  39. 39.525 increased by 20% =
  40. 40.310 increased by 20% =

Answer key

  1. 390
  2. 97
  3. 224
  4. 300
  5. 994
  6. 97
  7. 80
  8. 23
  9. 424
  10. 396
  11. 663
  12. 408
  13. 777
  14. 171
  15. 760
  16. 754
  17. 273
  18. 759
  19. 56
  20. 550
  21. 556
  22. 170
  23. 621
  24. 708
  25. 164
  26. 640
  27. 258
  28. 172
  29. 132
  30. 138
  31. 414
  32. 1011
  33. 670
  34. 32
  35. 471
  36. 748
  37. 182
  38. 476
  39. 630
  40. 372

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