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Percentage Increase and Decrease Trick Worksheet

Speed calculation lesson 23: Increase or decrease by a percent · Set 944 · 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. 1.150 increased by 30% =
  2. 2.600 decreased by 75% =
  3. 3.142 increased by 50% =
  4. 4.275 increased by 12% =
  5. 5.160 decreased by 15% =
  6. 6.640 increased by 15% =
  7. 7.640 decreased by 5% =
  8. 8.180 increased by 15% =
  9. 9.302 decreased by 50% =
  10. 10.500 increased by 15% =
  11. 11.325 increased by 40% =
  12. 12.740 decreased by 15% =
  13. 13.40 increased by 5% =
  14. 14.596 increased by 75% =
  15. 15.446 increased by 50% =
  16. 16.220 decreased by 35% =
  17. 17.500 decreased by 35% =
  18. 18.574 decreased by 50% =
  19. 19.220 increased by 40% =
  20. 20.745 decreased by 60% =
  21. 21.600 increased by 35% =
  22. 22.144 decreased by 75% =
  23. 23.44 decreased by 50% =
  24. 24.280 decreased by 35% =
  25. 25.65 increased by 60% =
  26. 26.420 increased by 40% =
  27. 27.408 decreased by 25% =
  28. 28.175 decreased by 12% =
  29. 29.480 increased by 5% =
  30. 30.360 decreased by 10% =
  31. 31.220 increased by 10% =
  32. 32.676 decreased by 50% =
  33. 33.740 increased by 10% =
  34. 34.375 increased by 8% =
  35. 35.180 increased by 25% =
  36. 36.185 decreased by 20% =
  37. 37.380 increased by 40% =
  38. 38.330 decreased by 10% =
  39. 39.340 increased by 10% =
  40. 40.725 increased by 40% =

Answer key

  1. 195
  2. 150
  3. 213
  4. 308
  5. 136
  6. 736
  7. 608
  8. 207
  9. 151
  10. 575
  11. 455
  12. 629
  13. 42
  14. 1043
  15. 669
  16. 143
  17. 325
  18. 287
  19. 308
  20. 298
  21. 810
  22. 36
  23. 22
  24. 182
  25. 104
  26. 588
  27. 306
  28. 154
  29. 504
  30. 324
  31. 242
  32. 338
  33. 814
  34. 405
  35. 225
  36. 148
  37. 532
  38. 297
  39. 374
  40. 1015

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