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Percentage Increase and Decrease Trick Worksheet

Speed calculation lesson 23: Increase or decrease by a percent · Set 950 · 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. 1.310 increased by 50% =
  2. 2.775 increased by 12% =
  3. 3.695 decreased by 20% =
  4. 4.220 decreased by 30% =
  5. 5.660 decreased by 15% =
  6. 6.234 decreased by 50% =
  7. 7.725 increased by 40% =
  8. 8.300 decreased by 35% =
  9. 9.52 increased by 25% =
  10. 10.375 decreased by 20% =
  11. 11.480 decreased by 10% =
  12. 12.735 increased by 40% =
  13. 13.460 increased by 35% =
  14. 14.80 decreased by 5% =
  15. 15.235 increased by 20% =
  16. 16.340 increased by 35% =
  17. 17.650 decreased by 40% =
  18. 18.625 increased by 12% =
  19. 19.780 increased by 5% =
  20. 20.525 increased by 8% =
  21. 21.520 decreased by 5% =
  22. 22.80 decreased by 10% =
  23. 23.410 increased by 10% =
  24. 24.50 increased by 10% =
  25. 25.60 decreased by 15% =
  26. 26.750 increased by 8% =
  27. 27.125 increased by 8% =
  28. 28.480 increased by 20% =
  29. 29.360 decreased by 15% =
  30. 30.650 decreased by 40% =
  31. 31.140 decreased by 15% =
  32. 32.610 increased by 40% =
  33. 33.580 increased by 15% =
  34. 34.705 increased by 20% =
  35. 35.750 increased by 8% =
  36. 36.780 increased by 5% =
  37. 37.510 increased by 40% =
  38. 38.525 increased by 8% =
  39. 39.780 decreased by 10% =
  40. 40.800 decreased by 35% =

Answer key

  1. 465
  2. 868
  3. 556
  4. 154
  5. 561
  6. 117
  7. 1015
  8. 195
  9. 65
  10. 300
  11. 432
  12. 1029
  13. 621
  14. 76
  15. 282
  16. 459
  17. 390
  18. 700
  19. 819
  20. 567
  21. 494
  22. 72
  23. 451
  24. 55
  25. 51
  26. 810
  27. 135
  28. 576
  29. 306
  30. 390
  31. 119
  32. 854
  33. 667
  34. 846
  35. 810
  36. 819
  37. 714
  38. 567
  39. 702
  40. 520

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