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Percentage Increase and Decrease Trick Worksheet

Speed calculation lesson 23: Increase or decrease by a percent · Set 811 · 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. 1.312 increased by 25% =
  2. 2.340 increased by 25% =
  3. 3.490 increased by 30% =
  4. 4.616 increased by 25% =
  5. 5.410 increased by 10% =
  6. 6.390 increased by 40% =
  7. 7.80 decreased by 15% =
  8. 8.468 decreased by 50% =
  9. 9.575 increased by 12% =
  10. 10.580 decreased by 35% =
  11. 11.160 decreased by 15% =
  12. 12.125 increased by 12% =
  13. 13.200 increased by 35% =
  14. 14.152 decreased by 75% =
  15. 15.175 decreased by 60% =
  16. 16.290 decreased by 20% =
  17. 17.80 increased by 15% =
  18. 18.252 decreased by 25% =
  19. 19.732 increased by 75% =
  20. 20.420 increased by 15% =
  21. 21.200 decreased by 35% =
  22. 22.430 increased by 40% =
  23. 23.580 increased by 5% =
  24. 24.725 increased by 8% =
  25. 25.56 decreased by 50% =
  26. 26.150 increased by 12% =
  27. 27.310 decreased by 30% =
  28. 28.192 decreased by 75% =
  29. 29.780 increased by 20% =
  30. 30.180 increased by 30% =
  31. 31.565 decreased by 40% =
  32. 32.175 decreased by 20% =
  33. 33.705 increased by 20% =
  34. 34.330 increased by 10% =
  35. 35.400 increased by 10% =
  36. 36.516 increased by 75% =
  37. 37.282 increased by 50% =
  38. 38.400 decreased by 30% =
  39. 39.575 decreased by 8% =
  40. 40.425 increased by 20% =

Answer key

  1. 390
  2. 425
  3. 637
  4. 770
  5. 451
  6. 546
  7. 68
  8. 234
  9. 644
  10. 377
  11. 136
  12. 140
  13. 270
  14. 38
  15. 70
  16. 232
  17. 92
  18. 189
  19. 1281
  20. 483
  21. 130
  22. 602
  23. 609
  24. 783
  25. 28
  26. 168
  27. 217
  28. 48
  29. 936
  30. 234
  31. 339
  32. 140
  33. 846
  34. 363
  35. 440
  36. 903
  37. 423
  38. 280
  39. 529
  40. 510

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