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Percentage Increase and Decrease Trick Worksheet

Speed calculation lesson 23: Increase or decrease by a percent · Set 677 · 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. 1.60 increased by 30% =
  2. 2.80 increased by 5% =
  3. 3.715 decreased by 40% =
  4. 4.220 decreased by 35% =
  5. 5.500 decreased by 35% =
  6. 6.800 decreased by 25% =
  7. 7.80 decreased by 15% =
  8. 8.580 decreased by 5% =
  9. 9.650 decreased by 30% =
  10. 10.500 increased by 5% =
  11. 11.408 increased by 50% =
  12. 12.240 increased by 15% =
  13. 13.370 increased by 10% =
  14. 14.260 increased by 15% =
  15. 15.325 decreased by 12% =
  16. 16.210 decreased by 30% =
  17. 17.650 decreased by 12% =
  18. 18.470 decreased by 50% =
  19. 19.360 decreased by 5% =
  20. 20.100 decreased by 15% =
  21. 21.425 decreased by 12% =
  22. 22.145 increased by 40% =
  23. 23.730 decreased by 30% =
  24. 24.400 increased by 5% =
  25. 25.256 increased by 25% =
  26. 26.520 increased by 15% =
  27. 27.284 increased by 25% =
  28. 28.100 increased by 10% =
  29. 29.370 increased by 50% =
  30. 30.154 decreased by 50% =
  31. 31.250 increased by 12% =
  32. 32.540 increased by 35% =
  33. 33.380 increased by 15% =
  34. 34.590 increased by 30% =
  35. 35.504 decreased by 25% =
  36. 36.724 decreased by 25% =
  37. 37.300 increased by 35% =
  38. 38.172 increased by 25% =
  39. 39.220 increased by 15% =
  40. 40.170 increased by 30% =

Answer key

  1. 78
  2. 84
  3. 429
  4. 143
  5. 325
  6. 600
  7. 68
  8. 551
  9. 455
  10. 525
  11. 612
  12. 276
  13. 407
  14. 299
  15. 286
  16. 147
  17. 572
  18. 235
  19. 342
  20. 85
  21. 374
  22. 203
  23. 511
  24. 420
  25. 320
  26. 598
  27. 355
  28. 110
  29. 555
  30. 77
  31. 280
  32. 729
  33. 437
  34. 767
  35. 378
  36. 543
  37. 405
  38. 215
  39. 253
  40. 221

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