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Percentage Increase and Decrease Trick Worksheet

Speed calculation lesson 23: Increase or decrease by a percent · Set 631 · 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. 1.150 increased by 30% =
  2. 2.540 decreased by 15% =
  3. 3.82 increased by 50% =
  4. 4.616 increased by 25% =
  5. 5.660 increased by 35% =
  6. 6.350 decreased by 12% =
  7. 7.668 increased by 50% =
  8. 8.100 increased by 35% =
  9. 9.125 decreased by 8% =
  10. 10.675 increased by 12% =
  11. 11.50 increased by 8% =
  12. 12.120 increased by 15% =
  13. 13.125 increased by 12% =
  14. 14.85 decreased by 20% =
  15. 15.380 increased by 10% =
  16. 16.334 increased by 50% =
  17. 17.42 increased by 50% =
  18. 18.530 increased by 10% =
  19. 19.660 decreased by 30% =
  20. 20.620 decreased by 10% =
  21. 21.112 increased by 50% =
  22. 22.360 decreased by 20% =
  23. 23.360 increased by 60% =
  24. 24.480 decreased by 35% =
  25. 25.675 increased by 8% =
  26. 26.130 decreased by 60% =
  27. 27.780 decreased by 30% =
  28. 28.240 decreased by 5% =
  29. 29.208 decreased by 25% =
  30. 30.40 increased by 60% =
  31. 31.700 increased by 60% =
  32. 32.140 increased by 5% =
  33. 33.315 increased by 20% =
  34. 34.80 increased by 25% =
  35. 35.40 decreased by 35% =
  36. 36.240 increased by 15% =
  37. 37.260 decreased by 35% =
  38. 38.60 decreased by 20% =
  39. 39.425 increased by 20% =
  40. 40.200 increased by 40% =

Answer key

  1. 195
  2. 459
  3. 123
  4. 770
  5. 891
  6. 308
  7. 1002
  8. 135
  9. 115
  10. 756
  11. 54
  12. 138
  13. 140
  14. 68
  15. 418
  16. 501
  17. 63
  18. 583
  19. 462
  20. 558
  21. 168
  22. 288
  23. 576
  24. 312
  25. 729
  26. 52
  27. 546
  28. 228
  29. 156
  30. 64
  31. 1120
  32. 147
  33. 378
  34. 100
  35. 26
  36. 276
  37. 169
  38. 48
  39. 510
  40. 280

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