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Percentage Increase and Decrease Trick Worksheet

Speed calculation lesson 23: Increase or decrease by a percent · Set 930 · 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. 1.500 decreased by 30% =
  2. 2.700 increased by 35% =
  3. 3.100 increased by 30% =
  4. 4.520 decreased by 15% =
  5. 5.780 increased by 5% =
  6. 6.475 increased by 8% =
  7. 7.300 decreased by 60% =
  8. 8.220 decreased by 5% =
  9. 9.564 increased by 75% =
  10. 10.140 decreased by 35% =
  11. 11.325 increased by 12% =
  12. 12.475 increased by 40% =
  13. 13.500 decreased by 15% =
  14. 14.794 increased by 50% =
  15. 15.510 decreased by 10% =
  16. 16.382 decreased by 50% =
  17. 17.112 decreased by 25% =
  18. 18.548 increased by 25% =
  19. 19.140 decreased by 30% =
  20. 20.160 increased by 75% =
  21. 21.105 decreased by 20% =
  22. 22.112 decreased by 50% =
  23. 23.100 decreased by 12% =
  24. 24.740 decreased by 5% =
  25. 25.156 decreased by 75% =
  26. 26.500 decreased by 15% =
  27. 27.84 increased by 25% =
  28. 28.120 increased by 20% =
  29. 29.760 increased by 75% =
  30. 30.652 decreased by 75% =
  31. 31.140 decreased by 15% =
  32. 32.346 increased by 50% =
  33. 33.230 increased by 20% =
  34. 34.108 decreased by 75% =
  35. 35.700 increased by 75% =
  36. 36.780 decreased by 10% =
  37. 37.800 decreased by 15% =
  38. 38.60 decreased by 40% =
  39. 39.500 increased by 12% =
  40. 40.375 increased by 12% =

Answer key

  1. 350
  2. 945
  3. 130
  4. 442
  5. 819
  6. 513
  7. 120
  8. 209
  9. 987
  10. 91
  11. 364
  12. 665
  13. 425
  14. 1191
  15. 459
  16. 191
  17. 84
  18. 685
  19. 98
  20. 280
  21. 84
  22. 56
  23. 88
  24. 703
  25. 39
  26. 425
  27. 105
  28. 144
  29. 1330
  30. 163
  31. 119
  32. 519
  33. 276
  34. 27
  35. 1225
  36. 702
  37. 680
  38. 36
  39. 560
  40. 420

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