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Percentage Increase and Decrease Trick Worksheet

Speed calculation lesson 23: Increase or decrease by a percent · Set 143 · 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. 2.320 increased by 75% =
  3. 3.380 increased by 25% =
  4. 4.160 increased by 15% =
  5. 5.300 decreased by 5% =
  6. 6.390 increased by 10% =
  7. 7.50 decreased by 40% =
  8. 8.506 increased by 50% =
  9. 9.504 increased by 75% =
  10. 10.700 increased by 15% =
  11. 11.270 increased by 10% =
  12. 12.650 decreased by 8% =
  13. 13.360 decreased by 5% =
  14. 14.420 increased by 35% =
  15. 15.398 decreased by 50% =
  16. 16.540 increased by 5% =
  17. 17.320 decreased by 5% =
  18. 18.520 increased by 15% =
  19. 19.100 decreased by 15% =
  20. 20.370 decreased by 10% =
  21. 21.295 decreased by 40% =
  22. 22.160 decreased by 5% =
  23. 23.105 increased by 20% =
  24. 24.88 decreased by 50% =
  25. 25.60 decreased by 35% =
  26. 26.330 decreased by 10% =
  27. 27.240 increased by 10% =
  28. 28.160 decreased by 15% =
  29. 29.510 increased by 20% =
  30. 30.70 increased by 10% =
  31. 31.392 decreased by 25% =
  32. 32.775 increased by 8% =
  33. 33.120 decreased by 30% =
  34. 34.150 increased by 8% =
  35. 35.685 increased by 20% =
  36. 36.350 decreased by 20% =
  37. 37.440 increased by 30% =
  38. 38.330 decreased by 20% =
  39. 39.100 decreased by 25% =
  40. 40.634 decreased by 50% =

Answer key

  1. 418
  2. 560
  3. 475
  4. 184
  5. 285
  6. 429
  7. 30
  8. 759
  9. 882
  10. 805
  11. 297
  12. 598
  13. 342
  14. 567
  15. 199
  16. 567
  17. 304
  18. 598
  19. 85
  20. 333
  21. 177
  22. 152
  23. 126
  24. 44
  25. 39
  26. 297
  27. 264
  28. 136
  29. 612
  30. 77
  31. 294
  32. 837
  33. 84
  34. 162
  35. 822
  36. 280
  37. 572
  38. 264
  39. 75
  40. 317

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