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Percentage Increase and Decrease Trick Worksheet

Speed calculation lesson 23: Increase or decrease by a percent · Set 620 · 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. 1.200 increased by 50% =
  2. 2.275 decreased by 12% =
  3. 3.600 increased by 30% =
  4. 4.405 decreased by 20% =
  5. 5.158 decreased by 50% =
  6. 6.226 decreased by 50% =
  7. 7.440 increased by 5% =
  8. 8.292 increased by 50% =
  9. 9.325 increased by 60% =
  10. 10.255 increased by 40% =
  11. 11.215 increased by 40% =
  12. 12.730 decreased by 20% =
  13. 13.80 increased by 35% =
  14. 14.310 increased by 20% =
  15. 15.440 increased by 10% =
  16. 16.225 increased by 60% =
  17. 17.200 increased by 75% =
  18. 18.685 decreased by 60% =
  19. 19.56 decreased by 75% =
  20. 20.680 increased by 35% =
  21. 21.800 increased by 50% =
  22. 22.165 decreased by 40% =
  23. 23.800 decreased by 5% =
  24. 24.110 increased by 10% =
  25. 25.80 decreased by 5% =
  26. 26.780 decreased by 40% =
  27. 27.260 decreased by 15% =
  28. 28.400 decreased by 10% =
  29. 29.130 increased by 40% =
  30. 30.800 decreased by 30% =
  31. 31.460 increased by 15% =
  32. 32.50 increased by 8% =
  33. 33.80 increased by 10% =
  34. 34.630 decreased by 40% =
  35. 35.630 increased by 30% =
  36. 36.125 decreased by 12% =
  37. 37.434 increased by 50% =
  38. 38.725 increased by 20% =
  39. 39.580 increased by 35% =
  40. 40.620 increased by 10% =

Answer key

  1. 300
  2. 242
  3. 780
  4. 324
  5. 79
  6. 113
  7. 462
  8. 438
  9. 520
  10. 357
  11. 301
  12. 584
  13. 108
  14. 372
  15. 484
  16. 360
  17. 350
  18. 274
  19. 14
  20. 918
  21. 1200
  22. 99
  23. 760
  24. 121
  25. 76
  26. 468
  27. 221
  28. 360
  29. 182
  30. 560
  31. 529
  32. 54
  33. 88
  34. 378
  35. 819
  36. 110
  37. 651
  38. 870
  39. 783
  40. 682

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