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Percentage Increase and Decrease Trick Worksheet

Speed calculation lesson 23: Increase or decrease by a percent · Set 203 · 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. 1.250 increased by 10% =
  2. 2.676 decreased by 75% =
  3. 3.800 increased by 12% =
  4. 4.580 decreased by 35% =
  5. 5.100 decreased by 5% =
  6. 6.200 increased by 12% =
  7. 7.300 increased by 10% =
  8. 8.760 increased by 25% =
  9. 9.460 increased by 75% =
  10. 10.630 increased by 40% =
  11. 11.760 decreased by 5% =
  12. 12.495 increased by 60% =
  13. 13.420 decreased by 35% =
  14. 14.550 decreased by 12% =
  15. 15.548 decreased by 25% =
  16. 16.454 decreased by 50% =
  17. 17.620 decreased by 10% =
  18. 18.505 decreased by 20% =
  19. 19.540 increased by 5% =
  20. 20.160 decreased by 15% =
  21. 21.700 decreased by 35% =
  22. 22.130 increased by 10% =
  23. 23.420 increased by 35% =
  24. 24.220 decreased by 60% =
  25. 25.755 increased by 20% =
  26. 26.80 increased by 35% =
  27. 27.580 decreased by 35% =
  28. 28.320 increased by 40% =
  29. 29.395 decreased by 40% =
  30. 30.445 increased by 60% =
  31. 31.640 increased by 10% =
  32. 32.725 decreased by 12% =
  33. 33.650 decreased by 20% =
  34. 34.290 increased by 10% =
  35. 35.700 decreased by 12% =
  36. 36.175 decreased by 8% =
  37. 37.575 decreased by 12% =
  38. 38.400 decreased by 60% =
  39. 39.660 decreased by 5% =
  40. 40.320 decreased by 30% =

Answer key

  1. 275
  2. 169
  3. 896
  4. 377
  5. 95
  6. 224
  7. 330
  8. 950
  9. 805
  10. 882
  11. 722
  12. 792
  13. 273
  14. 484
  15. 411
  16. 227
  17. 558
  18. 404
  19. 567
  20. 136
  21. 455
  22. 143
  23. 567
  24. 88
  25. 906
  26. 108
  27. 377
  28. 448
  29. 237
  30. 712
  31. 704
  32. 638
  33. 520
  34. 319
  35. 616
  36. 161
  37. 506
  38. 160
  39. 627
  40. 224

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