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Percentage Increase and Decrease Trick Worksheet

Speed calculation lesson 23: Increase or decrease by a percent · Set 779 · 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. 1.230 increased by 30% =
  2. 2.320 decreased by 60% =
  3. 3.180 increased by 15% =
  4. 4.700 decreased by 8% =
  5. 5.275 decreased by 12% =
  6. 6.644 decreased by 25% =
  7. 7.400 increased by 25% =
  8. 8.130 decreased by 60% =
  9. 9.500 increased by 60% =
  10. 10.575 increased by 12% =
  11. 11.505 decreased by 60% =
  12. 12.450 decreased by 8% =
  13. 13.720 increased by 35% =
  14. 14.100 increased by 60% =
  15. 15.310 decreased by 30% =
  16. 16.690 decreased by 10% =
  17. 17.444 increased by 75% =
  18. 18.510 decreased by 10% =
  19. 19.120 increased by 25% =
  20. 20.100 increased by 5% =
  21. 21.464 increased by 25% =
  22. 22.120 decreased by 40% =
  23. 23.210 increased by 60% =
  24. 24.310 decreased by 30% =
  25. 25.644 increased by 25% =
  26. 26.250 increased by 40% =
  27. 27.498 decreased by 50% =
  28. 28.770 increased by 40% =
  29. 29.484 increased by 75% =
  30. 30.215 increased by 20% =
  31. 31.500 decreased by 15% =
  32. 32.760 decreased by 5% =
  33. 33.322 increased by 50% =
  34. 34.210 decreased by 60% =
  35. 35.270 decreased by 30% =
  36. 36.615 increased by 60% =
  37. 37.770 decreased by 40% =
  38. 38.234 increased by 50% =
  39. 39.625 increased by 60% =
  40. 40.360 increased by 10% =

Answer key

  1. 299
  2. 128
  3. 207
  4. 644
  5. 242
  6. 483
  7. 500
  8. 52
  9. 800
  10. 644
  11. 202
  12. 414
  13. 972
  14. 160
  15. 217
  16. 621
  17. 777
  18. 459
  19. 150
  20. 105
  21. 580
  22. 72
  23. 336
  24. 217
  25. 805
  26. 350
  27. 249
  28. 1078
  29. 847
  30. 258
  31. 425
  32. 722
  33. 483
  34. 84
  35. 189
  36. 984
  37. 462
  38. 351
  39. 1000
  40. 396

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