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Percentage Increase and Decrease Trick Worksheet

Speed calculation lesson 23: Increase or decrease by a percent · Set 135 · 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. 1.525 increased by 8% =
  2. 2.220 increased by 40% =
  3. 3.535 decreased by 20% =
  4. 4.150 increased by 12% =
  5. 5.220 decreased by 10% =
  6. 6.130 increased by 40% =
  7. 7.685 decreased by 40% =
  8. 8.540 increased by 40% =
  9. 9.790 decreased by 30% =
  10. 10.795 decreased by 60% =
  11. 11.670 decreased by 20% =
  12. 12.560 increased by 5% =
  13. 13.312 increased by 50% =
  14. 14.240 increased by 15% =
  15. 15.748 increased by 25% =
  16. 16.516 decreased by 50% =
  17. 17.275 increased by 8% =
  18. 18.420 increased by 15% =
  19. 19.780 decreased by 15% =
  20. 20.632 decreased by 25% =
  21. 21.430 increased by 30% =
  22. 22.360 decreased by 5% =
  23. 23.40 decreased by 5% =
  24. 24.300 decreased by 8% =
  25. 25.400 decreased by 15% =
  26. 26.620 increased by 5% =
  27. 27.365 increased by 60% =
  28. 28.720 increased by 35% =
  29. 29.540 decreased by 5% =
  30. 30.700 increased by 5% =
  31. 31.280 decreased by 35% =
  32. 32.60 decreased by 40% =
  33. 33.775 increased by 12% =
  34. 34.260 increased by 40% =
  35. 35.380 decreased by 25% =
  36. 36.194 decreased by 50% =
  37. 37.260 decreased by 5% =
  38. 38.110 increased by 10% =
  39. 39.156 decreased by 50% =
  40. 40.200 decreased by 8% =

Answer key

  1. 567
  2. 308
  3. 428
  4. 168
  5. 198
  6. 182
  7. 411
  8. 756
  9. 553
  10. 318
  11. 536
  12. 588
  13. 468
  14. 276
  15. 935
  16. 258
  17. 297
  18. 483
  19. 663
  20. 474
  21. 559
  22. 342
  23. 38
  24. 276
  25. 340
  26. 651
  27. 584
  28. 972
  29. 513
  30. 735
  31. 182
  32. 36
  33. 868
  34. 364
  35. 285
  36. 97
  37. 247
  38. 121
  39. 78
  40. 184

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