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Percentage Increase and Decrease Trick Worksheet

Speed calculation lesson 23: Increase or decrease by a percent · Set 635 · 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. 1.602 increased by 50% =
  2. 2.100 decreased by 12% =
  3. 3.40 decreased by 35% =
  4. 4.608 decreased by 25% =
  5. 5.250 increased by 10% =
  6. 6.450 increased by 12% =
  7. 7.240 increased by 35% =
  8. 8.548 increased by 50% =
  9. 9.120 increased by 15% =
  10. 10.300 decreased by 20% =
  11. 11.790 increased by 20% =
  12. 12.510 increased by 30% =
  13. 13.720 decreased by 35% =
  14. 14.520 increased by 10% =
  15. 15.500 increased by 10% =
  16. 16.260 increased by 75% =
  17. 17.460 decreased by 10% =
  18. 18.764 decreased by 50% =
  19. 19.596 decreased by 75% =
  20. 20.540 increased by 5% =
  21. 21.270 increased by 10% =
  22. 22.525 increased by 8% =
  23. 23.560 increased by 15% =
  24. 24.730 decreased by 10% =
  25. 25.280 increased by 60% =
  26. 26.215 increased by 60% =
  27. 27.735 increased by 20% =
  28. 28.256 decreased by 50% =
  29. 29.80 decreased by 20% =
  30. 30.450 increased by 8% =
  31. 31.520 increased by 15% =
  32. 32.75 increased by 8% =
  33. 33.212 decreased by 25% =
  34. 34.500 increased by 5% =
  35. 35.220 increased by 35% =
  36. 36.300 increased by 12% =
  37. 37.610 decreased by 10% =
  38. 38.246 decreased by 50% =
  39. 39.330 increased by 10% =
  40. 40.270 increased by 30% =

Answer key

  1. 903
  2. 88
  3. 26
  4. 456
  5. 275
  6. 504
  7. 324
  8. 822
  9. 138
  10. 240
  11. 948
  12. 663
  13. 468
  14. 572
  15. 550
  16. 455
  17. 414
  18. 382
  19. 149
  20. 567
  21. 297
  22. 567
  23. 644
  24. 657
  25. 448
  26. 344
  27. 882
  28. 128
  29. 64
  30. 486
  31. 598
  32. 81
  33. 159
  34. 525
  35. 297
  36. 336
  37. 549
  38. 123
  39. 363
  40. 351

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