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Percentage Increase and Decrease Trick Worksheet

Speed calculation lesson 23: Increase or decrease by a percent · Set 9 · 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. 1.430 decreased by 30% =
  2. 2.536 increased by 50% =
  3. 3.460 decreased by 25% =
  4. 4.440 increased by 5% =
  5. 5.720 increased by 15% =
  6. 6.200 decreased by 60% =
  7. 7.510 increased by 20% =
  8. 8.740 increased by 35% =
  9. 9.572 increased by 25% =
  10. 10.616 increased by 75% =
  11. 11.660 increased by 30% =
  12. 12.645 increased by 40% =
  13. 13.600 increased by 10% =
  14. 14.308 decreased by 75% =
  15. 15.304 decreased by 75% =
  16. 16.75 increased by 12% =
  17. 17.500 decreased by 30% =
  18. 18.640 increased by 15% =
  19. 19.80 increased by 35% =
  20. 20.490 increased by 20% =
  21. 21.460 increased by 5% =
  22. 22.205 increased by 60% =
  23. 23.425 increased by 60% =
  24. 24.250 decreased by 30% =
  25. 25.465 decreased by 40% =
  26. 26.775 increased by 12% =
  27. 27.240 increased by 15% =
  28. 28.356 decreased by 25% =
  29. 29.450 increased by 12% =
  30. 30.60 decreased by 5% =
  31. 31.632 increased by 50% =
  32. 32.316 decreased by 75% =
  33. 33.225 decreased by 40% =
  34. 34.660 decreased by 5% =
  35. 35.50 increased by 12% =
  36. 36.704 increased by 50% =
  37. 37.64 increased by 75% =
  38. 38.410 increased by 10% =
  39. 39.300 decreased by 30% =
  40. 40.120 decreased by 15% =

Answer key

  1. 301
  2. 804
  3. 345
  4. 462
  5. 828
  6. 80
  7. 612
  8. 999
  9. 715
  10. 1078
  11. 858
  12. 903
  13. 660
  14. 77
  15. 76
  16. 84
  17. 350
  18. 736
  19. 108
  20. 588
  21. 483
  22. 328
  23. 680
  24. 175
  25. 279
  26. 868
  27. 276
  28. 267
  29. 504
  30. 57
  31. 948
  32. 79
  33. 135
  34. 627
  35. 56
  36. 1056
  37. 112
  38. 451
  39. 210
  40. 102

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