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Percentage Increase and Decrease Trick Worksheet

Speed calculation lesson 23: Increase or decrease by a percent · Set 623 · 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. 1.400 increased by 30% =
  2. 2.185 decreased by 20% =
  3. 3.40 decreased by 30% =
  4. 4.275 decreased by 12% =
  5. 5.300 decreased by 75% =
  6. 6.420 increased by 10% =
  7. 7.756 decreased by 25% =
  8. 8.590 increased by 10% =
  9. 9.580 decreased by 15% =
  10. 10.300 increased by 20% =
  11. 11.65 increased by 40% =
  12. 12.95 decreased by 20% =
  13. 13.200 increased by 40% =
  14. 14.680 decreased by 40% =
  15. 15.390 increased by 40% =
  16. 16.580 increased by 5% =
  17. 17.180 decreased by 5% =
  18. 18.504 decreased by 25% =
  19. 19.500 decreased by 5% =
  20. 20.160 increased by 30% =
  21. 21.488 increased by 50% =
  22. 22.400 decreased by 5% =
  23. 23.675 decreased by 12% =
  24. 24.100 increased by 25% =
  25. 25.500 decreased by 8% =
  26. 26.480 increased by 35% =
  27. 27.204 decreased by 25% =
  28. 28.580 increased by 35% =
  29. 29.220 increased by 40% =
  30. 30.220 increased by 75% =
  31. 31.740 decreased by 20% =
  32. 32.625 decreased by 40% =
  33. 33.64 increased by 25% =
  34. 34.720 increased by 5% =
  35. 35.772 increased by 75% =
  36. 36.280 increased by 15% =
  37. 37.460 decreased by 30% =
  38. 38.145 decreased by 20% =
  39. 39.700 increased by 30% =
  40. 40.470 increased by 20% =

Answer key

  1. 520
  2. 148
  3. 28
  4. 242
  5. 75
  6. 462
  7. 567
  8. 649
  9. 493
  10. 360
  11. 91
  12. 76
  13. 280
  14. 408
  15. 546
  16. 609
  17. 171
  18. 378
  19. 475
  20. 208
  21. 732
  22. 380
  23. 594
  24. 125
  25. 460
  26. 648
  27. 153
  28. 783
  29. 308
  30. 385
  31. 592
  32. 375
  33. 80
  34. 756
  35. 1351
  36. 322
  37. 322
  38. 116
  39. 910
  40. 564

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