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Percentage Increase and Decrease Trick Worksheet

Speed calculation lesson 23: Increase or decrease by a percent · Set 933 · 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. 1.246 increased by 50% =
  2. 2.512 decreased by 50% =
  3. 3.90 increased by 30% =
  4. 4.80 increased by 30% =
  5. 5.290 increased by 10% =
  6. 6.360 increased by 5% =
  7. 7.425 increased by 12% =
  8. 8.600 increased by 30% =
  9. 9.620 increased by 30% =
  10. 10.660 decreased by 15% =
  11. 11.555 decreased by 60% =
  12. 12.160 increased by 60% =
  13. 13.572 increased by 50% =
  14. 14.120 increased by 15% =
  15. 15.200 decreased by 12% =
  16. 16.700 decreased by 30% =
  17. 17.800 decreased by 15% =
  18. 18.430 increased by 30% =
  19. 19.100 decreased by 15% =
  20. 20.435 increased by 40% =
  21. 21.650 increased by 8% =
  22. 22.345 decreased by 40% =
  23. 23.320 decreased by 35% =
  24. 24.660 increased by 5% =
  25. 25.725 decreased by 12% =
  26. 26.656 decreased by 75% =
  27. 27.575 increased by 20% =
  28. 28.450 increased by 10% =
  29. 29.540 decreased by 35% =
  30. 30.392 increased by 50% =
  31. 31.795 decreased by 60% =
  32. 32.180 increased by 30% =
  33. 33.204 increased by 50% =
  34. 34.100 decreased by 15% =
  35. 35.232 increased by 75% =
  36. 36.218 decreased by 50% =
  37. 37.225 decreased by 8% =
  38. 38.125 increased by 8% =
  39. 39.760 increased by 35% =
  40. 40.280 decreased by 40% =

Answer key

  1. 369
  2. 256
  3. 117
  4. 104
  5. 319
  6. 378
  7. 476
  8. 780
  9. 806
  10. 561
  11. 222
  12. 256
  13. 858
  14. 138
  15. 176
  16. 490
  17. 680
  18. 559
  19. 85
  20. 609
  21. 702
  22. 207
  23. 208
  24. 693
  25. 638
  26. 164
  27. 690
  28. 495
  29. 351
  30. 588
  31. 318
  32. 234
  33. 306
  34. 85
  35. 406
  36. 109
  37. 207
  38. 135
  39. 1026
  40. 168

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