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Percentage Increase and Decrease Trick Worksheet

Speed calculation lesson 23: Increase or decrease by a percent · Set 935 · 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. 1.380 decreased by 50% =
  2. 2.720 increased by 35% =
  3. 3.98 increased by 50% =
  4. 4.100 decreased by 15% =
  5. 5.125 increased by 8% =
  6. 6.680 increased by 5% =
  7. 7.675 decreased by 12% =
  8. 8.376 decreased by 50% =
  9. 9.624 increased by 25% =
  10. 10.80 decreased by 35% =
  11. 11.300 decreased by 12% =
  12. 12.195 increased by 60% =
  13. 13.800 decreased by 5% =
  14. 14.720 increased by 5% =
  15. 15.320 increased by 40% =
  16. 16.170 increased by 10% =
  17. 17.190 decreased by 30% =
  18. 18.550 increased by 30% =
  19. 19.284 increased by 25% =
  20. 20.560 decreased by 15% =
  21. 21.460 decreased by 10% =
  22. 22.625 increased by 12% =
  23. 23.120 increased by 10% =
  24. 24.120 increased by 40% =
  25. 25.80 increased by 60% =
  26. 26.470 decreased by 10% =
  27. 27.100 increased by 5% =
  28. 28.130 decreased by 30% =
  29. 29.90 increased by 10% =
  30. 30.310 increased by 10% =
  31. 31.420 decreased by 15% =
  32. 32.600 increased by 30% =
  33. 33.160 increased by 15% =
  34. 34.560 decreased by 40% =
  35. 35.400 decreased by 8% =
  36. 36.480 decreased by 10% =
  37. 37.600 increased by 8% =
  38. 38.480 decreased by 15% =
  39. 39.710 increased by 60% =
  40. 40.150 increased by 12% =

Answer key

  1. 190
  2. 972
  3. 147
  4. 85
  5. 135
  6. 714
  7. 594
  8. 188
  9. 780
  10. 52
  11. 264
  12. 312
  13. 760
  14. 756
  15. 448
  16. 187
  17. 133
  18. 715
  19. 355
  20. 476
  21. 414
  22. 700
  23. 132
  24. 168
  25. 128
  26. 423
  27. 105
  28. 91
  29. 99
  30. 341
  31. 357
  32. 780
  33. 184
  34. 336
  35. 368
  36. 432
  37. 648
  38. 408
  39. 1136
  40. 168

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