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Percentage Increase and Decrease Trick Worksheet

Speed calculation lesson 23: Increase or decrease by a percent · Set 658 · 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. 1.450 increased by 8% =
  2. 2.110 decreased by 30% =
  3. 3.360 decreased by 15% =
  4. 4.190 increased by 10% =
  5. 5.230 increased by 30% =
  6. 6.660 decreased by 35% =
  7. 7.100 increased by 8% =
  8. 8.385 increased by 20% =
  9. 9.550 increased by 12% =
  10. 10.502 decreased by 50% =
  11. 11.380 decreased by 15% =
  12. 12.504 increased by 50% =
  13. 13.185 increased by 60% =
  14. 14.580 decreased by 40% =
  15. 15.340 increased by 15% =
  16. 16.550 decreased by 12% =
  17. 17.540 increased by 50% =
  18. 18.256 decreased by 75% =
  19. 19.140 decreased by 35% =
  20. 20.370 increased by 60% =
  21. 21.315 decreased by 40% =
  22. 22.345 decreased by 40% =
  23. 23.85 decreased by 40% =
  24. 24.80 decreased by 30% =
  25. 25.616 decreased by 75% =
  26. 26.98 increased by 50% =
  27. 27.448 increased by 25% =
  28. 28.480 increased by 15% =
  29. 29.780 increased by 30% =
  30. 30.250 decreased by 40% =
  31. 31.125 increased by 12% =
  32. 32.200 decreased by 15% =
  33. 33.215 increased by 20% =
  34. 34.180 decreased by 35% =
  35. 35.800 increased by 35% =
  36. 36.700 increased by 8% =
  37. 37.524 increased by 25% =
  38. 38.516 increased by 25% =
  39. 39.520 increased by 15% =
  40. 40.452 decreased by 75% =

Answer key

  1. 486
  2. 77
  3. 306
  4. 209
  5. 299
  6. 429
  7. 108
  8. 462
  9. 616
  10. 251
  11. 323
  12. 756
  13. 296
  14. 348
  15. 391
  16. 484
  17. 810
  18. 64
  19. 91
  20. 592
  21. 189
  22. 207
  23. 51
  24. 56
  25. 154
  26. 147
  27. 560
  28. 552
  29. 1014
  30. 150
  31. 140
  32. 170
  33. 258
  34. 117
  35. 1080
  36. 756
  37. 655
  38. 645
  39. 598
  40. 113

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