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Percentage Increase and Decrease Trick Worksheet

Speed calculation lesson 23: Increase or decrease by a percent · Set 757 · 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. 1.150 increased by 30% =
  2. 2.185 increased by 40% =
  3. 3.500 increased by 5% =
  4. 4.440 increased by 30% =
  5. 5.300 decreased by 15% =
  6. 6.200 decreased by 35% =
  7. 7.525 decreased by 12% =
  8. 8.370 increased by 40% =
  9. 9.190 increased by 20% =
  10. 10.640 increased by 10% =
  11. 11.660 decreased by 5% =
  12. 12.600 increased by 12% =
  13. 13.510 increased by 60% =
  14. 14.500 increased by 12% =
  15. 15.210 decreased by 20% =
  16. 16.256 decreased by 75% =
  17. 17.230 decreased by 30% =
  18. 18.800 increased by 8% =
  19. 19.460 decreased by 75% =
  20. 20.424 decreased by 75% =
  21. 21.150 increased by 30% =
  22. 22.620 increased by 15% =
  23. 23.54 decreased by 50% =
  24. 24.195 increased by 60% =
  25. 25.500 increased by 15% =
  26. 26.450 decreased by 8% =
  27. 27.140 increased by 30% =
  28. 28.530 decreased by 40% =
  29. 29.140 decreased by 40% =
  30. 30.50 increased by 10% =
  31. 31.620 decreased by 50% =
  32. 32.580 decreased by 15% =
  33. 33.200 increased by 12% =
  34. 34.380 decreased by 10% =
  35. 35.480 increased by 30% =
  36. 36.392 increased by 75% =
  37. 37.210 increased by 30% =
  38. 38.370 decreased by 60% =
  39. 39.125 decreased by 12% =
  40. 40.768 increased by 50% =

Answer key

  1. 195
  2. 259
  3. 525
  4. 572
  5. 255
  6. 130
  7. 462
  8. 518
  9. 228
  10. 704
  11. 627
  12. 672
  13. 816
  14. 560
  15. 168
  16. 64
  17. 161
  18. 864
  19. 115
  20. 106
  21. 195
  22. 713
  23. 27
  24. 312
  25. 575
  26. 414
  27. 182
  28. 318
  29. 84
  30. 55
  31. 310
  32. 493
  33. 224
  34. 342
  35. 624
  36. 686
  37. 273
  38. 148
  39. 110
  40. 1152

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