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Percentage Increase and Decrease Trick Worksheet

Speed calculation lesson 23: Increase or decrease by a percent · Set 885 · 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. 1.532 decreased by 75% =
  2. 2.630 increased by 30% =
  3. 3.700 increased by 15% =
  4. 4.705 increased by 20% =
  5. 5.90 increased by 30% =
  6. 6.740 decreased by 5% =
  7. 7.400 decreased by 12% =
  8. 8.445 increased by 60% =
  9. 9.280 decreased by 10% =
  10. 10.680 decreased by 30% =
  11. 11.175 decreased by 12% =
  12. 12.340 decreased by 15% =
  13. 13.300 increased by 10% =
  14. 14.105 increased by 40% =
  15. 15.760 increased by 35% =
  16. 16.50 increased by 60% =
  17. 17.60 increased by 15% =
  18. 18.100 decreased by 12% =
  19. 19.72 decreased by 75% =
  20. 20.280 decreased by 10% =
  21. 21.180 increased by 50% =
  22. 22.280 decreased by 10% =
  23. 23.724 increased by 75% =
  24. 24.675 increased by 8% =
  25. 25.75 increased by 8% =
  26. 26.530 decreased by 30% =
  27. 27.415 decreased by 40% =
  28. 28.700 increased by 5% =
  29. 29.90 increased by 60% =
  30. 30.725 decreased by 12% =
  31. 31.175 increased by 8% =
  32. 32.310 increased by 10% =
  33. 33.240 increased by 15% =
  34. 34.130 increased by 40% =
  35. 35.580 decreased by 60% =
  36. 36.210 increased by 20% =
  37. 37.680 decreased by 15% =
  38. 38.260 increased by 10% =
  39. 39.268 increased by 75% =
  40. 40.378 increased by 50% =

Answer key

  1. 133
  2. 819
  3. 805
  4. 846
  5. 117
  6. 703
  7. 352
  8. 712
  9. 252
  10. 476
  11. 154
  12. 289
  13. 330
  14. 147
  15. 1026
  16. 80
  17. 69
  18. 88
  19. 18
  20. 252
  21. 270
  22. 252
  23. 1267
  24. 729
  25. 81
  26. 371
  27. 249
  28. 735
  29. 144
  30. 638
  31. 189
  32. 341
  33. 276
  34. 182
  35. 232
  36. 252
  37. 578
  38. 286
  39. 469
  40. 567

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