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Percentage Increase and Decrease Trick Worksheet

Speed calculation lesson 23: Increase or decrease by a percent · Set 147 · 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. 1.275 increased by 8% =
  2. 2.126 decreased by 50% =
  3. 3.540 decreased by 5% =
  4. 4.710 increased by 10% =
  5. 5.40 increased by 5% =
  6. 6.780 decreased by 35% =
  7. 7.60 increased by 20% =
  8. 8.650 increased by 30% =
  9. 9.95 increased by 20% =
  10. 10.240 decreased by 30% =
  11. 11.525 increased by 12% =
  12. 12.560 increased by 25% =
  13. 13.245 increased by 60% =
  14. 14.584 decreased by 50% =
  15. 15.330 decreased by 20% =
  16. 16.260 increased by 5% =
  17. 17.185 increased by 60% =
  18. 18.105 increased by 60% =
  19. 19.360 increased by 15% =
  20. 20.40 decreased by 5% =
  21. 21.180 increased by 5% =
  22. 22.492 decreased by 50% =
  23. 23.600 increased by 15% =
  24. 24.160 decreased by 35% =
  25. 25.436 decreased by 75% =
  26. 26.675 decreased by 8% =
  27. 27.615 increased by 40% =
  28. 28.450 decreased by 8% =
  29. 29.325 decreased by 12% =
  30. 30.100 increased by 35% =
  31. 31.576 decreased by 25% =
  32. 32.440 increased by 35% =
  33. 33.525 decreased by 40% =
  34. 34.100 decreased by 30% =
  35. 35.120 increased by 35% =
  36. 36.200 increased by 40% =
  37. 37.296 increased by 50% =
  38. 38.400 decreased by 5% =
  39. 39.210 increased by 50% =
  40. 40.600 decreased by 12% =

Answer key

  1. 297
  2. 63
  3. 513
  4. 781
  5. 42
  6. 507
  7. 72
  8. 845
  9. 114
  10. 168
  11. 588
  12. 700
  13. 392
  14. 292
  15. 264
  16. 273
  17. 296
  18. 168
  19. 414
  20. 38
  21. 189
  22. 246
  23. 690
  24. 104
  25. 109
  26. 621
  27. 861
  28. 414
  29. 286
  30. 135
  31. 432
  32. 594
  33. 315
  34. 70
  35. 162
  36. 280
  37. 444
  38. 380
  39. 315
  40. 528

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