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Percentage Increase and Decrease Trick Worksheet

Speed calculation lesson 23: Increase or decrease by a percent · Set 942 · 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. 1.270 decreased by 30% =
  2. 2.752 increased by 50% =
  3. 3.330 increased by 20% =
  4. 4.280 decreased by 35% =
  5. 5.500 increased by 15% =
  6. 6.630 decreased by 20% =
  7. 7.450 increased by 8% =
  8. 8.650 decreased by 20% =
  9. 9.195 increased by 20% =
  10. 10.80 increased by 25% =
  11. 11.718 decreased by 50% =
  12. 12.225 increased by 12% =
  13. 13.720 increased by 5% =
  14. 14.748 increased by 75% =
  15. 15.720 increased by 20% =
  16. 16.250 increased by 8% =
  17. 17.590 decreased by 30% =
  18. 18.365 decreased by 20% =
  19. 19.510 increased by 20% =
  20. 20.560 increased by 15% =
  21. 21.590 decreased by 10% =
  22. 22.325 increased by 8% =
  23. 23.460 decreased by 30% =
  24. 24.270 increased by 10% =
  25. 25.40 increased by 25% =
  26. 26.225 decreased by 8% =
  27. 27.740 decreased by 10% =
  28. 28.215 increased by 20% =
  29. 29.580 decreased by 10% =
  30. 30.385 decreased by 20% =
  31. 31.400 increased by 8% =
  32. 32.280 increased by 30% =
  33. 33.112 decreased by 75% =
  34. 34.500 increased by 30% =
  35. 35.350 increased by 20% =
  36. 36.98 decreased by 50% =
  37. 37.680 increased by 10% =
  38. 38.200 increased by 5% =
  39. 39.788 increased by 75% =
  40. 40.140 increased by 60% =

Answer key

  1. 189
  2. 1128
  3. 396
  4. 182
  5. 575
  6. 504
  7. 486
  8. 520
  9. 234
  10. 100
  11. 359
  12. 252
  13. 756
  14. 1309
  15. 864
  16. 270
  17. 413
  18. 292
  19. 612
  20. 644
  21. 531
  22. 351
  23. 322
  24. 297
  25. 50
  26. 207
  27. 666
  28. 258
  29. 522
  30. 308
  31. 432
  32. 364
  33. 28
  34. 650
  35. 420
  36. 49
  37. 748
  38. 210
  39. 1379
  40. 224

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