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Percentage Increase and Decrease Trick Worksheet

Speed calculation lesson 23: Increase or decrease by a percent · Set 934 · 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. 1.194 increased by 50% =
  2. 2.360 decreased by 30% =
  3. 3.460 decreased by 35% =
  4. 4.375 decreased by 12% =
  5. 5.480 decreased by 15% =
  6. 6.620 decreased by 15% =
  7. 7.420 increased by 35% =
  8. 8.722 decreased by 50% =
  9. 9.480 decreased by 5% =
  10. 10.525 decreased by 20% =
  11. 11.380 decreased by 30% =
  12. 12.242 decreased by 50% =
  13. 13.650 increased by 60% =
  14. 14.560 increased by 10% =
  15. 15.210 increased by 10% =
  16. 16.680 decreased by 5% =
  17. 17.258 increased by 50% =
  18. 18.240 increased by 10% =
  19. 19.420 increased by 40% =
  20. 20.160 increased by 20% =
  21. 21.425 decreased by 8% =
  22. 22.250 increased by 30% =
  23. 23.60 increased by 15% =
  24. 24.376 increased by 75% =
  25. 25.220 decreased by 75% =
  26. 26.45 decreased by 20% =
  27. 27.200 increased by 8% =
  28. 28.120 decreased by 15% =
  29. 29.750 decreased by 12% =
  30. 30.410 increased by 30% =
  31. 31.192 decreased by 75% =
  32. 32.620 increased by 5% =
  33. 33.758 increased by 50% =
  34. 34.115 increased by 40% =
  35. 35.350 decreased by 12% =
  36. 36.164 increased by 75% =
  37. 37.450 increased by 8% =
  38. 38.360 increased by 30% =
  39. 39.400 increased by 10% =
  40. 40.630 increased by 30% =

Answer key

  1. 291
  2. 252
  3. 299
  4. 330
  5. 408
  6. 527
  7. 567
  8. 361
  9. 456
  10. 420
  11. 266
  12. 121
  13. 1040
  14. 616
  15. 231
  16. 646
  17. 387
  18. 264
  19. 588
  20. 192
  21. 391
  22. 325
  23. 69
  24. 658
  25. 55
  26. 36
  27. 216
  28. 102
  29. 660
  30. 533
  31. 48
  32. 651
  33. 1137
  34. 161
  35. 308
  36. 287
  37. 486
  38. 468
  39. 440
  40. 819

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