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Percentage Increase and Decrease Trick Worksheet

Speed calculation lesson 23: Increase or decrease by a percent · Set 18 · 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. 1.375 increased by 8% =
  2. 2.450 increased by 12% =
  3. 3.590 increased by 10% =
  4. 4.460 decreased by 30% =
  5. 5.520 decreased by 15% =
  6. 6.140 increased by 35% =
  7. 7.595 increased by 20% =
  8. 8.420 increased by 15% =
  9. 9.345 decreased by 40% =
  10. 10.540 increased by 15% =
  11. 11.575 decreased by 8% =
  12. 12.568 increased by 25% =
  13. 13.760 decreased by 35% =
  14. 14.150 decreased by 8% =
  15. 15.648 increased by 75% =
  16. 16.350 increased by 12% =
  17. 17.275 increased by 12% =
  18. 18.64 decreased by 50% =
  19. 19.740 increased by 60% =
  20. 20.540 increased by 75% =
  21. 21.780 decreased by 40% =
  22. 22.520 decreased by 5% =
  23. 23.180 decreased by 10% =
  24. 24.220 increased by 35% =
  25. 25.100 increased by 40% =
  26. 26.248 decreased by 50% =
  27. 27.238 decreased by 50% =
  28. 28.145 decreased by 20% =
  29. 29.215 decreased by 60% =
  30. 30.50 decreased by 8% =
  31. 31.252 increased by 25% =
  32. 32.150 increased by 12% =
  33. 33.780 increased by 5% =
  34. 34.185 increased by 20% =
  35. 35.704 decreased by 75% =
  36. 36.40 increased by 5% =
  37. 37.610 decreased by 10% =
  38. 38.300 increased by 35% =
  39. 39.420 increased by 5% =
  40. 40.758 decreased by 50% =

Answer key

  1. 405
  2. 504
  3. 649
  4. 322
  5. 442
  6. 189
  7. 714
  8. 483
  9. 207
  10. 621
  11. 529
  12. 710
  13. 494
  14. 138
  15. 1134
  16. 392
  17. 308
  18. 32
  19. 1184
  20. 945
  21. 468
  22. 494
  23. 162
  24. 297
  25. 140
  26. 124
  27. 119
  28. 116
  29. 86
  30. 46
  31. 315
  32. 168
  33. 819
  34. 222
  35. 176
  36. 42
  37. 549
  38. 405
  39. 441
  40. 379

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