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Percentage Increase and Decrease Trick Worksheet

Speed calculation lesson 23: Increase or decrease by a percent · Set 674 · 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. 1.362 increased by 50% =
  2. 2.50 increased by 20% =
  3. 3.475 decreased by 8% =
  4. 4.675 decreased by 8% =
  5. 5.400 increased by 5% =
  6. 6.440 decreased by 10% =
  7. 7.150 decreased by 8% =
  8. 8.700 decreased by 60% =
  9. 9.380 decreased by 35% =
  10. 10.375 decreased by 60% =
  11. 11.638 decreased by 50% =
  12. 12.516 decreased by 75% =
  13. 13.320 decreased by 30% =
  14. 14.622 increased by 50% =
  15. 15.360 increased by 35% =
  16. 16.770 decreased by 60% =
  17. 17.184 decreased by 75% =
  18. 18.410 increased by 30% =
  19. 19.75 decreased by 12% =
  20. 20.380 increased by 5% =
  21. 21.285 increased by 40% =
  22. 22.170 increased by 40% =
  23. 23.780 decreased by 35% =
  24. 24.620 increased by 30% =
  25. 25.100 decreased by 8% =
  26. 26.520 increased by 35% =
  27. 27.420 decreased by 35% =
  28. 28.440 increased by 15% =
  29. 29.645 decreased by 40% =
  30. 30.495 decreased by 20% =
  31. 31.740 decreased by 5% =
  32. 32.200 increased by 8% =
  33. 33.100 decreased by 35% =
  34. 34.300 decreased by 60% =
  35. 35.170 increased by 10% =
  36. 36.40 increased by 35% =
  37. 37.300 decreased by 15% =
  38. 38.50 increased by 10% =
  39. 39.275 decreased by 12% =
  40. 40.100 decreased by 30% =

Answer key

  1. 543
  2. 60
  3. 437
  4. 621
  5. 420
  6. 396
  7. 138
  8. 280
  9. 247
  10. 150
  11. 319
  12. 129
  13. 224
  14. 933
  15. 486
  16. 308
  17. 46
  18. 533
  19. 66
  20. 399
  21. 399
  22. 238
  23. 507
  24. 806
  25. 92
  26. 702
  27. 273
  28. 506
  29. 387
  30. 396
  31. 703
  32. 216
  33. 65
  34. 120
  35. 187
  36. 54
  37. 255
  38. 55
  39. 242
  40. 70

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