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Percentage Increase and Decrease Trick Worksheet

Speed calculation lesson 23: Increase or decrease by a percent · Set 131 · 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. 1.475 decreased by 12% =
  2. 2.800 increased by 60% =
  3. 3.415 increased by 40% =
  4. 4.490 increased by 10% =
  5. 5.396 increased by 50% =
  6. 6.540 increased by 35% =
  7. 7.660 increased by 5% =
  8. 8.80 decreased by 35% =
  9. 9.455 increased by 20% =
  10. 10.520 decreased by 15% =
  11. 11.668 decreased by 75% =
  12. 12.360 increased by 30% =
  13. 13.280 decreased by 35% =
  14. 14.640 decreased by 35% =
  15. 15.550 decreased by 8% =
  16. 16.660 decreased by 35% =
  17. 17.480 decreased by 35% =
  18. 18.70 decreased by 60% =
  19. 19.720 decreased by 5% =
  20. 20.80 increased by 5% =
  21. 21.240 decreased by 35% =
  22. 22.282 decreased by 50% =
  23. 23.140 increased by 35% =
  24. 24.690 decreased by 60% =
  25. 25.675 increased by 8% =
  26. 26.800 decreased by 10% =
  27. 27.770 decreased by 10% =
  28. 28.400 increased by 15% =
  29. 29.170 increased by 10% =
  30. 30.110 decreased by 40% =
  31. 31.735 increased by 20% =
  32. 32.40 increased by 5% =
  33. 33.230 increased by 20% =
  34. 34.350 increased by 8% =
  35. 35.200 increased by 15% =
  36. 36.380 decreased by 35% =
  37. 37.590 increased by 10% =
  38. 38.60 decreased by 30% =
  39. 39.200 increased by 8% =
  40. 40.40 increased by 15% =

Answer key

  1. 418
  2. 1280
  3. 581
  4. 539
  5. 594
  6. 729
  7. 693
  8. 52
  9. 546
  10. 442
  11. 167
  12. 468
  13. 182
  14. 416
  15. 506
  16. 429
  17. 312
  18. 28
  19. 684
  20. 84
  21. 156
  22. 141
  23. 189
  24. 276
  25. 729
  26. 720
  27. 693
  28. 460
  29. 187
  30. 66
  31. 882
  32. 42
  33. 276
  34. 378
  35. 230
  36. 247
  37. 649
  38. 42
  39. 216
  40. 46

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