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Percentage Increase and Decrease Trick Worksheet

Speed calculation lesson 23: Increase or decrease by a percent · Set 830 · 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. 1.200 decreased by 35% =
  2. 2.640 increased by 15% =
  3. 3.475 increased by 12% =
  4. 4.398 increased by 50% =
  5. 5.560 decreased by 10% =
  6. 6.380 decreased by 5% =
  7. 7.580 increased by 5% =
  8. 8.280 increased by 5% =
  9. 9.312 decreased by 25% =
  10. 10.535 decreased by 40% =
  11. 11.640 increased by 35% =
  12. 12.220 decreased by 35% =
  13. 13.200 increased by 5% =
  14. 14.478 increased by 50% =
  15. 15.208 increased by 50% =
  16. 16.280 increased by 5% =
  17. 17.635 increased by 20% =
  18. 18.364 increased by 25% =
  19. 19.190 increased by 30% =
  20. 20.376 decreased by 25% =
  21. 21.560 increased by 5% =
  22. 22.480 increased by 20% =
  23. 23.275 decreased by 8% =
  24. 24.220 increased by 10% =
  25. 25.290 increased by 10% =
  26. 26.40 decreased by 35% =
  27. 27.780 increased by 5% =
  28. 28.364 decreased by 75% =
  29. 29.140 increased by 15% =
  30. 30.380 increased by 30% =
  31. 31.40 increased by 20% =
  32. 32.440 increased by 5% =
  33. 33.360 decreased by 30% =
  34. 34.710 increased by 20% =
  35. 35.440 increased by 60% =
  36. 36.40 increased by 35% =
  37. 37.450 increased by 12% =
  38. 38.655 decreased by 40% =
  39. 39.628 increased by 50% =
  40. 40.270 increased by 10% =

Answer key

  1. 130
  2. 736
  3. 532
  4. 597
  5. 504
  6. 361
  7. 609
  8. 294
  9. 234
  10. 321
  11. 864
  12. 143
  13. 210
  14. 717
  15. 312
  16. 294
  17. 762
  18. 455
  19. 247
  20. 282
  21. 588
  22. 576
  23. 253
  24. 242
  25. 319
  26. 26
  27. 819
  28. 91
  29. 161
  30. 494
  31. 48
  32. 462
  33. 252
  34. 852
  35. 704
  36. 54
  37. 504
  38. 393
  39. 942
  40. 297

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