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Percentage Increase and Decrease Trick Worksheet

Speed calculation lesson 23: Increase or decrease by a percent · Set 841 · 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. 1.650 increased by 30% =
  2. 2.120 increased by 30% =
  3. 3.260 decreased by 40% =
  4. 4.525 decreased by 8% =
  5. 5.40 increased by 5% =
  6. 6.520 decreased by 5% =
  7. 7.700 increased by 5% =
  8. 8.235 decreased by 40% =
  9. 9.332 increased by 50% =
  10. 10.505 decreased by 40% =
  11. 11.452 decreased by 25% =
  12. 12.665 increased by 20% =
  13. 13.140 decreased by 5% =
  14. 14.620 decreased by 75% =
  15. 15.310 increased by 10% =
  16. 16.100 increased by 8% =
  17. 17.780 decreased by 15% =
  18. 18.725 decreased by 8% =
  19. 19.180 increased by 15% =
  20. 20.308 increased by 25% =
  21. 21.300 decreased by 75% =
  22. 22.575 increased by 12% =
  23. 23.340 decreased by 10% =
  24. 24.100 increased by 12% =
  25. 25.60 increased by 35% =
  26. 26.104 decreased by 50% =
  27. 27.150 decreased by 12% =
  28. 28.480 increased by 5% =
  29. 29.40 increased by 30% =
  30. 30.800 decreased by 12% =
  31. 31.645 increased by 40% =
  32. 32.220 increased by 15% =
  33. 33.50 decreased by 12% =
  34. 34.168 decreased by 75% =
  35. 35.580 increased by 35% =
  36. 36.450 decreased by 40% =
  37. 37.72 increased by 75% =
  38. 38.370 increased by 30% =
  39. 39.736 increased by 25% =
  40. 40.800 increased by 15% =

Answer key

  1. 845
  2. 156
  3. 156
  4. 483
  5. 42
  6. 494
  7. 735
  8. 141
  9. 498
  10. 303
  11. 339
  12. 798
  13. 133
  14. 155
  15. 341
  16. 108
  17. 663
  18. 667
  19. 207
  20. 385
  21. 75
  22. 644
  23. 306
  24. 112
  25. 81
  26. 52
  27. 132
  28. 504
  29. 52
  30. 704
  31. 903
  32. 253
  33. 44
  34. 42
  35. 783
  36. 270
  37. 126
  38. 481
  39. 920
  40. 920

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