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Percentage Increase and Decrease Trick Worksheet

Speed calculation lesson 23: Increase or decrease by a percent · Set 612 · 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. 1.510 decreased by 30% =
  2. 2.748 increased by 75% =
  3. 3.205 increased by 60% =
  4. 4.736 decreased by 25% =
  5. 5.100 increased by 15% =
  6. 6.75 decreased by 60% =
  7. 7.416 decreased by 50% =
  8. 8.756 increased by 75% =
  9. 9.140 decreased by 15% =
  10. 10.430 increased by 30% =
  11. 11.770 increased by 10% =
  12. 12.40 increased by 10% =
  13. 13.200 decreased by 8% =
  14. 14.208 decreased by 50% =
  15. 15.740 decreased by 15% =
  16. 16.52 increased by 25% =
  17. 17.350 increased by 8% =
  18. 18.510 decreased by 10% =
  19. 19.80 increased by 10% =
  20. 20.78 increased by 50% =
  21. 21.600 increased by 10% =
  22. 22.795 increased by 20% =
  23. 23.130 decreased by 50% =
  24. 24.670 increased by 20% =
  25. 25.560 decreased by 10% =
  26. 26.404 decreased by 25% =
  27. 27.505 increased by 40% =
  28. 28.320 increased by 15% =
  29. 29.540 increased by 40% =
  30. 30.400 increased by 8% =
  31. 31.650 increased by 8% =
  32. 32.240 increased by 15% =
  33. 33.100 increased by 5% =
  34. 34.530 increased by 10% =
  35. 35.56 increased by 50% =
  36. 36.680 increased by 15% =
  37. 37.425 increased by 12% =
  38. 38.596 decreased by 75% =
  39. 39.648 decreased by 75% =
  40. 40.640 increased by 35% =

Answer key

  1. 357
  2. 1309
  3. 328
  4. 552
  5. 115
  6. 30
  7. 208
  8. 1323
  9. 119
  10. 559
  11. 847
  12. 44
  13. 184
  14. 104
  15. 629
  16. 65
  17. 378
  18. 459
  19. 88
  20. 117
  21. 660
  22. 954
  23. 65
  24. 804
  25. 504
  26. 303
  27. 707
  28. 368
  29. 756
  30. 432
  31. 702
  32. 276
  33. 105
  34. 583
  35. 84
  36. 782
  37. 476
  38. 149
  39. 162
  40. 864

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