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Percentage Increase and Decrease Trick Worksheet

Speed calculation lesson 23: Increase or decrease by a percent · Set 619 · 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. 1.780 increased by 30% =
  2. 2.360 increased by 75% =
  3. 3.100 increased by 8% =
  4. 4.70 increased by 50% =
  5. 5.600 increased by 12% =
  6. 6.672 decreased by 75% =
  7. 7.555 decreased by 60% =
  8. 8.120 decreased by 60% =
  9. 9.340 decreased by 30% =
  10. 10.625 decreased by 40% =
  11. 11.230 decreased by 10% =
  12. 12.425 decreased by 12% =
  13. 13.400 decreased by 15% =
  14. 14.188 increased by 25% =
  15. 15.280 increased by 35% =
  16. 16.620 increased by 30% =
  17. 17.260 increased by 15% =
  18. 18.130 increased by 40% =
  19. 19.594 decreased by 50% =
  20. 20.710 increased by 30% =
  21. 21.50 increased by 60% =
  22. 22.60 increased by 15% =
  23. 23.110 decreased by 10% =
  24. 24.610 increased by 20% =
  25. 25.300 decreased by 30% =
  26. 26.444 decreased by 25% =
  27. 27.532 increased by 25% =
  28. 28.675 increased by 8% =
  29. 29.40 decreased by 75% =
  30. 30.370 decreased by 10% =
  31. 31.40 decreased by 25% =
  32. 32.272 increased by 25% =
  33. 33.72 increased by 50% =
  34. 34.172 increased by 75% =
  35. 35.240 increased by 35% =
  36. 36.270 decreased by 20% =
  37. 37.616 increased by 25% =
  38. 38.216 increased by 25% =
  39. 39.392 increased by 50% =
  40. 40.620 increased by 35% =

Answer key

  1. 1014
  2. 630
  3. 108
  4. 105
  5. 672
  6. 168
  7. 222
  8. 48
  9. 238
  10. 375
  11. 207
  12. 374
  13. 340
  14. 235
  15. 378
  16. 806
  17. 299
  18. 182
  19. 297
  20. 923
  21. 80
  22. 69
  23. 99
  24. 732
  25. 210
  26. 333
  27. 665
  28. 729
  29. 10
  30. 333
  31. 30
  32. 340
  33. 108
  34. 301
  35. 324
  36. 216
  37. 770
  38. 270
  39. 588
  40. 837

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