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Percentage Increase and Decrease Trick Worksheet

Speed calculation lesson 23: Increase or decrease by a percent · Set 145 · 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. 1.225 increased by 12% =
  2. 2.460 decreased by 20% =
  3. 3.160 increased by 35% =
  4. 4.328 decreased by 75% =
  5. 5.125 decreased by 20% =
  6. 6.380 decreased by 75% =
  7. 7.520 increased by 35% =
  8. 8.225 decreased by 8% =
  9. 9.220 decreased by 15% =
  10. 10.200 increased by 15% =
  11. 11.650 decreased by 30% =
  12. 12.780 decreased by 30% =
  13. 13.40 decreased by 5% =
  14. 14.410 increased by 40% =
  15. 15.720 increased by 10% =
  16. 16.376 decreased by 50% =
  17. 17.460 decreased by 15% =
  18. 18.504 increased by 25% =
  19. 19.120 increased by 15% =
  20. 20.200 increased by 15% =
  21. 21.100 decreased by 12% =
  22. 22.730 increased by 60% =
  23. 23.150 increased by 8% =
  24. 24.770 increased by 40% =
  25. 25.360 increased by 40% =
  26. 26.135 increased by 60% =
  27. 27.780 increased by 5% =
  28. 28.480 decreased by 5% =
  29. 29.152 decreased by 25% =
  30. 30.120 increased by 30% =
  31. 31.800 increased by 15% =
  32. 32.370 increased by 10% =
  33. 33.524 decreased by 75% =
  34. 34.525 increased by 60% =
  35. 35.375 decreased by 12% =
  36. 36.606 decreased by 50% =
  37. 37.500 increased by 10% =
  38. 38.800 increased by 25% =
  39. 39.275 increased by 12% =
  40. 40.320 decreased by 25% =

Answer key

  1. 252
  2. 368
  3. 216
  4. 82
  5. 100
  6. 95
  7. 702
  8. 207
  9. 187
  10. 230
  11. 455
  12. 546
  13. 38
  14. 574
  15. 792
  16. 188
  17. 391
  18. 630
  19. 138
  20. 230
  21. 88
  22. 1168
  23. 162
  24. 1078
  25. 504
  26. 216
  27. 819
  28. 456
  29. 114
  30. 156
  31. 920
  32. 407
  33. 131
  34. 840
  35. 330
  36. 303
  37. 550
  38. 1000
  39. 308
  40. 240

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