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Percentage Increase and Decrease Trick Worksheet

Speed calculation lesson 23: Increase or decrease by a percent · Set 937 · 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. 1.354 decreased by 50% =
  2. 2.470 increased by 30% =
  3. 3.515 increased by 20% =
  4. 4.380 increased by 5% =
  5. 5.676 increased by 75% =
  6. 6.180 increased by 30% =
  7. 7.185 decreased by 40% =
  8. 8.564 increased by 25% =
  9. 9.380 decreased by 5% =
  10. 10.560 increased by 10% =
  11. 11.332 increased by 25% =
  12. 12.40 increased by 30% =
  13. 13.600 increased by 5% =
  14. 14.345 increased by 20% =
  15. 15.300 increased by 10% =
  16. 16.520 decreased by 15% =
  17. 17.328 increased by 25% =
  18. 18.260 increased by 60% =
  19. 19.282 decreased by 50% =
  20. 20.290 decreased by 30% =
  21. 21.560 increased by 10% =
  22. 22.535 decreased by 40% =
  23. 23.600 increased by 5% =
  24. 24.428 increased by 25% =
  25. 25.120 decreased by 15% =
  26. 26.560 increased by 15% =
  27. 27.790 decreased by 30% =
  28. 28.560 decreased by 10% =
  29. 29.665 decreased by 40% =
  30. 30.520 increased by 30% =
  31. 31.104 increased by 25% =
  32. 32.40 increased by 5% =
  33. 33.640 increased by 20% =
  34. 34.640 increased by 20% =
  35. 35.200 decreased by 8% =
  36. 36.350 decreased by 8% =
  37. 37.620 increased by 5% =
  38. 38.632 decreased by 50% =
  39. 39.690 decreased by 10% =
  40. 40.560 decreased by 60% =

Answer key

  1. 177
  2. 611
  3. 618
  4. 399
  5. 1183
  6. 234
  7. 111
  8. 705
  9. 361
  10. 616
  11. 415
  12. 52
  13. 630
  14. 414
  15. 330
  16. 442
  17. 410
  18. 416
  19. 141
  20. 203
  21. 616
  22. 321
  23. 630
  24. 535
  25. 102
  26. 644
  27. 553
  28. 504
  29. 399
  30. 676
  31. 130
  32. 42
  33. 768
  34. 768
  35. 184
  36. 322
  37. 651
  38. 316
  39. 621
  40. 224

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