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Percentage Increase and Decrease Trick Worksheet

Speed calculation lesson 23: Increase or decrease by a percent · Set 971 · 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. 1.276 increased by 50% =
  2. 2.310 decreased by 30% =
  3. 3.640 increased by 10% =
  4. 4.120 increased by 10% =
  5. 5.40 decreased by 35% =
  6. 6.620 increased by 15% =
  7. 7.530 decreased by 30% =
  8. 8.200 decreased by 30% =
  9. 9.658 decreased by 50% =
  10. 10.680 decreased by 30% =
  11. 11.200 decreased by 75% =
  12. 12.150 decreased by 8% =
  13. 13.160 increased by 15% =
  14. 14.542 increased by 50% =
  15. 15.315 increased by 20% =
  16. 16.68 decreased by 75% =
  17. 17.480 increased by 35% =
  18. 18.330 increased by 30% =
  19. 19.130 increased by 40% =
  20. 20.360 decreased by 15% =
  21. 21.220 decreased by 10% =
  22. 22.40 increased by 60% =
  23. 23.500 increased by 15% =
  24. 24.360 increased by 15% =
  25. 25.610 decreased by 50% =
  26. 26.500 increased by 30% =
  27. 27.692 increased by 75% =
  28. 28.700 decreased by 30% =
  29. 29.630 increased by 30% =
  30. 30.280 increased by 35% =
  31. 31.440 decreased by 25% =
  32. 32.390 decreased by 40% =
  33. 33.170 decreased by 30% =
  34. 34.475 increased by 12% =
  35. 35.510 decreased by 50% =
  36. 36.790 increased by 40% =
  37. 37.575 decreased by 60% =
  38. 38.625 decreased by 8% =
  39. 39.300 decreased by 30% =
  40. 40.640 decreased by 30% =

Answer key

  1. 414
  2. 217
  3. 704
  4. 132
  5. 26
  6. 713
  7. 371
  8. 140
  9. 329
  10. 476
  11. 50
  12. 138
  13. 184
  14. 813
  15. 378
  16. 17
  17. 648
  18. 429
  19. 182
  20. 306
  21. 198
  22. 64
  23. 575
  24. 414
  25. 305
  26. 650
  27. 1211
  28. 490
  29. 819
  30. 378
  31. 330
  32. 234
  33. 119
  34. 532
  35. 255
  36. 1106
  37. 230
  38. 575
  39. 210
  40. 448

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