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Percentage Increase and Decrease Trick Worksheet

Speed calculation lesson 23: Increase or decrease by a percent · Set 13 · 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. 1.740 decreased by 60% =
  2. 2.200 increased by 8% =
  3. 3.160 increased by 20% =
  4. 4.144 decreased by 25% =
  5. 5.85 increased by 60% =
  6. 6.432 decreased by 25% =
  7. 7.136 increased by 25% =
  8. 8.320 increased by 10% =
  9. 9.160 increased by 5% =
  10. 10.200 increased by 8% =
  11. 11.80 decreased by 5% =
  12. 12.50 increased by 8% =
  13. 13.756 decreased by 50% =
  14. 14.328 decreased by 50% =
  15. 15.288 decreased by 50% =
  16. 16.528 increased by 75% =
  17. 17.482 decreased by 50% =
  18. 18.480 decreased by 15% =
  19. 19.760 decreased by 30% =
  20. 20.260 decreased by 35% =
  21. 21.145 increased by 20% =
  22. 22.410 increased by 30% =
  23. 23.100 decreased by 12% =
  24. 24.750 decreased by 10% =
  25. 25.460 decreased by 40% =
  26. 26.612 decreased by 75% =
  27. 27.360 increased by 20% =
  28. 28.180 increased by 10% =
  29. 29.775 increased by 12% =
  30. 30.800 increased by 15% =
  31. 31.450 increased by 40% =
  32. 32.80 decreased by 30% =
  33. 33.600 increased by 10% =
  34. 34.56 increased by 25% =
  35. 35.518 increased by 50% =
  36. 36.510 increased by 10% =
  37. 37.125 increased by 8% =
  38. 38.260 decreased by 35% =
  39. 39.300 increased by 15% =
  40. 40.425 increased by 12% =

Answer key

  1. 296
  2. 216
  3. 192
  4. 108
  5. 136
  6. 324
  7. 170
  8. 352
  9. 168
  10. 216
  11. 76
  12. 54
  13. 378
  14. 164
  15. 144
  16. 924
  17. 241
  18. 408
  19. 532
  20. 169
  21. 174
  22. 533
  23. 88
  24. 675
  25. 276
  26. 153
  27. 432
  28. 198
  29. 868
  30. 920
  31. 630
  32. 56
  33. 660
  34. 70
  35. 777
  36. 561
  37. 135
  38. 169
  39. 345
  40. 476

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