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Percentage Increase and Decrease Trick Worksheet

Speed calculation lesson 23: Increase or decrease by a percent · Set 634 · 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. 1.142 increased by 50% =
  2. 2.236 increased by 75% =
  3. 3.400 increased by 35% =
  4. 4.720 increased by 35% =
  5. 5.660 increased by 5% =
  6. 6.740 increased by 60% =
  7. 7.620 decreased by 15% =
  8. 8.790 increased by 60% =
  9. 9.370 increased by 20% =
  10. 10.255 increased by 20% =
  11. 11.320 decreased by 30% =
  12. 12.40 decreased by 5% =
  13. 13.300 increased by 20% =
  14. 14.220 increased by 30% =
  15. 15.220 increased by 30% =
  16. 16.320 increased by 60% =
  17. 17.50 increased by 12% =
  18. 18.240 increased by 75% =
  19. 19.500 decreased by 30% =
  20. 20.780 increased by 35% =
  21. 21.300 decreased by 5% =
  22. 22.572 increased by 75% =
  23. 23.570 decreased by 30% =
  24. 24.750 increased by 40% =
  25. 25.120 decreased by 15% =
  26. 26.460 increased by 25% =
  27. 27.590 decreased by 60% =
  28. 28.60 increased by 35% =
  29. 29.490 increased by 40% =
  30. 30.375 increased by 12% =
  31. 31.362 decreased by 50% =
  32. 32.560 decreased by 30% =
  33. 33.220 decreased by 20% =
  34. 34.580 decreased by 25% =
  35. 35.140 increased by 25% =
  36. 36.100 increased by 20% =
  37. 37.780 increased by 30% =
  38. 38.210 increased by 10% =
  39. 39.440 decreased by 5% =
  40. 40.140 decreased by 50% =

Answer key

  1. 213
  2. 413
  3. 540
  4. 972
  5. 693
  6. 1184
  7. 527
  8. 1264
  9. 444
  10. 306
  11. 224
  12. 38
  13. 360
  14. 286
  15. 286
  16. 512
  17. 56
  18. 420
  19. 350
  20. 1053
  21. 285
  22. 1001
  23. 399
  24. 1050
  25. 102
  26. 575
  27. 236
  28. 81
  29. 686
  30. 420
  31. 181
  32. 392
  33. 176
  34. 435
  35. 175
  36. 120
  37. 1014
  38. 231
  39. 418
  40. 70

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