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Percentage Increase and Decrease Trick Worksheet

Speed calculation lesson 23: Increase or decrease by a percent · Set 684 · 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. 1.500 increased by 30% =
  2. 2.620 decreased by 10% =
  3. 3.200 increased by 35% =
  4. 4.400 increased by 20% =
  5. 5.750 increased by 8% =
  6. 6.635 increased by 40% =
  7. 7.580 increased by 15% =
  8. 8.800 increased by 60% =
  9. 9.714 decreased by 50% =
  10. 10.400 increased by 15% =
  11. 11.330 decreased by 10% =
  12. 12.200 increased by 35% =
  13. 13.640 increased by 10% =
  14. 14.250 decreased by 8% =
  15. 15.220 increased by 40% =
  16. 16.575 decreased by 20% =
  17. 17.60 decreased by 5% =
  18. 18.250 increased by 50% =
  19. 19.650 decreased by 30% =
  20. 20.175 increased by 12% =
  21. 21.40 increased by 30% =
  22. 22.188 decreased by 75% =
  23. 23.675 decreased by 12% =
  24. 24.355 decreased by 40% =
  25. 25.340 increased by 5% =
  26. 26.660 decreased by 5% =
  27. 27.340 increased by 35% =
  28. 28.740 decreased by 5% =
  29. 29.460 decreased by 30% =
  30. 30.52 increased by 75% =
  31. 31.140 decreased by 75% =
  32. 32.80 increased by 10% =
  33. 33.780 increased by 5% =
  34. 34.380 increased by 5% =
  35. 35.650 increased by 8% =
  36. 36.360 increased by 20% =
  37. 37.780 decreased by 15% =
  38. 38.90 increased by 10% =
  39. 39.415 increased by 20% =
  40. 40.40 decreased by 15% =

Answer key

  1. 650
  2. 558
  3. 270
  4. 480
  5. 810
  6. 889
  7. 667
  8. 1280
  9. 357
  10. 460
  11. 297
  12. 270
  13. 704
  14. 230
  15. 308
  16. 460
  17. 57
  18. 375
  19. 455
  20. 196
  21. 52
  22. 47
  23. 594
  24. 213
  25. 357
  26. 627
  27. 459
  28. 703
  29. 322
  30. 91
  31. 35
  32. 88
  33. 819
  34. 399
  35. 702
  36. 432
  37. 663
  38. 99
  39. 498
  40. 34

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