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Percentage Increase and Decrease Trick Worksheet

Speed calculation lesson 23: Increase or decrease by a percent · Set 693 · 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 35% =
  2. 2.432 decreased by 50% =
  3. 3.98 increased by 50% =
  4. 4.475 increased by 40% =
  5. 5.560 increased by 60% =
  6. 6.400 decreased by 15% =
  7. 7.785 increased by 20% =
  8. 8.540 decreased by 20% =
  9. 9.288 decreased by 75% =
  10. 10.255 increased by 60% =
  11. 11.200 increased by 15% =
  12. 12.630 increased by 30% =
  13. 13.760 decreased by 35% =
  14. 14.500 decreased by 5% =
  15. 15.520 increased by 20% =
  16. 16.164 increased by 25% =
  17. 17.710 increased by 60% =
  18. 18.220 increased by 30% =
  19. 19.350 increased by 8% =
  20. 20.520 increased by 15% =
  21. 21.80 increased by 35% =
  22. 22.700 increased by 15% =
  23. 23.660 decreased by 15% =
  24. 24.775 increased by 8% =
  25. 25.550 increased by 30% =
  26. 26.500 increased by 60% =
  27. 27.630 decreased by 60% =
  28. 28.700 increased by 15% =
  29. 29.520 decreased by 15% =
  30. 30.790 increased by 30% =
  31. 31.720 decreased by 5% =
  32. 32.305 decreased by 40% =
  33. 33.730 increased by 40% =
  34. 34.228 decreased by 50% =
  35. 35.570 increased by 10% =
  36. 36.270 increased by 30% =
  37. 37.680 increased by 30% =
  38. 38.430 increased by 30% =
  39. 39.520 increased by 60% =
  40. 40.770 increased by 60% =

Answer key

  1. 675
  2. 216
  3. 147
  4. 665
  5. 896
  6. 340
  7. 942
  8. 432
  9. 72
  10. 408
  11. 230
  12. 819
  13. 494
  14. 475
  15. 624
  16. 205
  17. 1136
  18. 286
  19. 378
  20. 598
  21. 108
  22. 805
  23. 561
  24. 837
  25. 715
  26. 800
  27. 252
  28. 805
  29. 442
  30. 1027
  31. 684
  32. 183
  33. 1022
  34. 114
  35. 627
  36. 351
  37. 884
  38. 559
  39. 832
  40. 1232

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