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Percentage Increase and Decrease Trick Worksheet

Speed calculation lesson 23: Increase or decrease by a percent · Set 926 · 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. 1.440 decreased by 30% =
  2. 2.150 increased by 50% =
  3. 3.180 increased by 5% =
  4. 4.350 decreased by 60% =
  5. 5.475 decreased by 12% =
  6. 6.205 decreased by 40% =
  7. 7.730 increased by 10% =
  8. 8.230 decreased by 40% =
  9. 9.656 decreased by 50% =
  10. 10.405 decreased by 40% =
  11. 11.110 decreased by 10% =
  12. 12.416 decreased by 75% =
  13. 13.590 increased by 60% =
  14. 14.625 decreased by 20% =
  15. 15.125 increased by 8% =
  16. 16.720 increased by 60% =
  17. 17.200 increased by 8% =
  18. 18.140 decreased by 30% =
  19. 19.40 increased by 60% =
  20. 20.610 decreased by 30% =
  21. 21.780 decreased by 5% =
  22. 22.240 increased by 5% =
  23. 23.435 increased by 40% =
  24. 24.380 decreased by 75% =
  25. 25.550 decreased by 8% =
  26. 26.225 increased by 12% =
  27. 27.440 increased by 5% =
  28. 28.724 increased by 75% =
  29. 29.650 increased by 12% =
  30. 30.718 increased by 50% =
  31. 31.500 increased by 5% =
  32. 32.160 decreased by 10% =
  33. 33.70 increased by 30% =
  34. 34.586 decreased by 50% =
  35. 35.180 decreased by 5% =
  36. 36.776 increased by 25% =
  37. 37.790 increased by 40% =
  38. 38.425 increased by 12% =
  39. 39.458 increased by 50% =
  40. 40.305 decreased by 40% =

Answer key

  1. 308
  2. 225
  3. 189
  4. 140
  5. 418
  6. 123
  7. 803
  8. 138
  9. 328
  10. 243
  11. 99
  12. 104
  13. 944
  14. 500
  15. 135
  16. 1152
  17. 216
  18. 98
  19. 64
  20. 427
  21. 741
  22. 252
  23. 609
  24. 95
  25. 506
  26. 252
  27. 462
  28. 1267
  29. 728
  30. 1077
  31. 525
  32. 144
  33. 91
  34. 293
  35. 171
  36. 970
  37. 1106
  38. 476
  39. 687
  40. 183

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