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Percentage Increase and Decrease Trick Worksheet

Speed calculation lesson 23: Increase or decrease by a percent · Set 129 · 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. 1.575 increased by 12% =
  2. 2.448 increased by 25% =
  3. 3.60 increased by 15% =
  4. 4.615 increased by 20% =
  5. 5.100 decreased by 5% =
  6. 6.400 increased by 30% =
  7. 7.740 decreased by 50% =
  8. 8.150 decreased by 12% =
  9. 9.420 increased by 30% =
  10. 10.380 increased by 25% =
  11. 11.340 increased by 5% =
  12. 12.495 decreased by 20% =
  13. 13.775 increased by 60% =
  14. 14.680 increased by 15% =
  15. 15.595 decreased by 60% =
  16. 16.150 increased by 10% =
  17. 17.175 increased by 8% =
  18. 18.300 decreased by 8% =
  19. 19.270 increased by 30% =
  20. 20.375 increased by 8% =
  21. 21.104 increased by 50% =
  22. 22.320 increased by 20% =
  23. 23.260 decreased by 5% =
  24. 24.320 increased by 5% =
  25. 25.340 increased by 35% =
  26. 26.678 decreased by 50% =
  27. 27.680 decreased by 5% =
  28. 28.540 decreased by 50% =
  29. 29.760 increased by 15% =
  30. 30.205 decreased by 40% =
  31. 31.460 increased by 5% =
  32. 32.620 increased by 60% =
  33. 33.80 decreased by 10% =
  34. 34.360 increased by 40% =
  35. 35.580 decreased by 35% =
  36. 36.475 decreased by 60% =
  37. 37.225 increased by 12% =
  38. 38.564 increased by 25% =
  39. 39.720 decreased by 15% =
  40. 40.404 increased by 25% =

Answer key

  1. 644
  2. 560
  3. 69
  4. 738
  5. 95
  6. 520
  7. 370
  8. 132
  9. 546
  10. 475
  11. 357
  12. 396
  13. 1240
  14. 782
  15. 238
  16. 165
  17. 189
  18. 276
  19. 351
  20. 405
  21. 156
  22. 384
  23. 247
  24. 336
  25. 459
  26. 339
  27. 646
  28. 270
  29. 874
  30. 123
  31. 483
  32. 992
  33. 72
  34. 504
  35. 377
  36. 190
  37. 252
  38. 705
  39. 612
  40. 505

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