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Percentage Increase and Decrease Trick Worksheet

Speed calculation lesson 23: Increase or decrease by a percent · Set 133 · 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. 1.400 increased by 8% =
  2. 2.112 decreased by 75% =
  3. 3.325 decreased by 8% =
  4. 4.50 increased by 20% =
  5. 5.720 increased by 5% =
  6. 6.220 decreased by 5% =
  7. 7.780 decreased by 75% =
  8. 8.800 decreased by 15% =
  9. 9.360 decreased by 15% =
  10. 10.735 decreased by 20% =
  11. 11.340 decreased by 15% =
  12. 12.250 increased by 10% =
  13. 13.60 decreased by 40% =
  14. 14.110 increased by 10% =
  15. 15.710 decreased by 10% =
  16. 16.400 decreased by 35% =
  17. 17.40 increased by 35% =
  18. 18.350 increased by 8% =
  19. 19.300 increased by 12% =
  20. 20.240 increased by 5% =
  21. 21.300 increased by 25% =
  22. 22.100 increased by 35% =
  23. 23.620 decreased by 60% =
  24. 24.50 decreased by 12% =
  25. 25.80 decreased by 35% =
  26. 26.130 increased by 20% =
  27. 27.92 increased by 25% =
  28. 28.230 increased by 50% =
  29. 29.240 increased by 10% =
  30. 30.585 increased by 40% =
  31. 31.580 increased by 10% =
  32. 32.345 decreased by 40% =
  33. 33.480 decreased by 75% =
  34. 34.200 decreased by 8% =
  35. 35.175 decreased by 8% =
  36. 36.440 increased by 20% =
  37. 37.50 decreased by 20% =
  38. 38.72 decreased by 25% =
  39. 39.740 decreased by 5% =
  40. 40.370 increased by 30% =

Answer key

  1. 432
  2. 28
  3. 299
  4. 60
  5. 756
  6. 209
  7. 195
  8. 680
  9. 306
  10. 588
  11. 289
  12. 275
  13. 36
  14. 121
  15. 639
  16. 260
  17. 54
  18. 378
  19. 336
  20. 252
  21. 375
  22. 135
  23. 248
  24. 44
  25. 52
  26. 156
  27. 115
  28. 345
  29. 264
  30. 819
  31. 638
  32. 207
  33. 120
  34. 184
  35. 161
  36. 528
  37. 40
  38. 54
  39. 703
  40. 481

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