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Percentage Increase and Decrease Trick Worksheet

Speed calculation lesson 23: Increase or decrease by a percent · Set 208 · 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. 1.575 increased by 12% =
  2. 2.360 decreased by 10% =
  3. 3.280 decreased by 5% =
  4. 4.200 decreased by 8% =
  5. 5.655 increased by 40% =
  6. 6.480 decreased by 30% =
  7. 7.570 decreased by 10% =
  8. 8.630 decreased by 20% =
  9. 9.136 decreased by 75% =
  10. 10.800 decreased by 40% =
  11. 11.660 increased by 5% =
  12. 12.700 decreased by 8% =
  13. 13.120 increased by 35% =
  14. 14.250 increased by 12% =
  15. 15.510 increased by 10% =
  16. 16.440 increased by 60% =
  17. 17.88 increased by 25% =
  18. 18.200 decreased by 15% =
  19. 19.75 increased by 8% =
  20. 20.725 decreased by 8% =
  21. 21.725 increased by 20% =
  22. 22.620 decreased by 20% =
  23. 23.250 decreased by 12% =
  24. 24.495 decreased by 20% =
  25. 25.300 decreased by 12% =
  26. 26.350 increased by 60% =
  27. 27.380 decreased by 75% =
  28. 28.800 decreased by 10% =
  29. 29.640 decreased by 35% =
  30. 30.220 increased by 5% =
  31. 31.65 decreased by 40% =
  32. 32.500 decreased by 35% =
  33. 33.640 decreased by 10% =
  34. 34.540 decreased by 75% =
  35. 35.590 decreased by 60% =
  36. 36.225 increased by 8% =
  37. 37.620 increased by 15% =
  38. 38.720 increased by 25% =
  39. 39.105 increased by 20% =
  40. 40.150 increased by 30% =

Answer key

  1. 644
  2. 324
  3. 266
  4. 184
  5. 917
  6. 336
  7. 513
  8. 504
  9. 34
  10. 480
  11. 693
  12. 644
  13. 162
  14. 280
  15. 561
  16. 704
  17. 110
  18. 170
  19. 81
  20. 667
  21. 870
  22. 496
  23. 220
  24. 396
  25. 264
  26. 560
  27. 95
  28. 720
  29. 416
  30. 231
  31. 39
  32. 325
  33. 576
  34. 135
  35. 236
  36. 243
  37. 713
  38. 900
  39. 126
  40. 195

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