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Percentage Increase and Decrease Trick Worksheet

Speed calculation lesson 23: Increase or decrease by a percent · Set 224 · 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. 1.75 increased by 12% =
  2. 2.368 decreased by 75% =
  3. 3.780 increased by 35% =
  4. 4.80 decreased by 10% =
  5. 5.720 increased by 15% =
  6. 6.120 increased by 5% =
  7. 7.275 increased by 12% =
  8. 8.450 increased by 8% =
  9. 9.775 increased by 40% =
  10. 10.790 decreased by 40% =
  11. 11.680 decreased by 10% =
  12. 12.220 increased by 5% =
  13. 13.735 decreased by 40% =
  14. 14.605 decreased by 60% =
  15. 15.520 increased by 15% =
  16. 16.310 decreased by 20% =
  17. 17.560 decreased by 35% =
  18. 18.220 increased by 35% =
  19. 19.100 increased by 12% =
  20. 20.500 increased by 15% =
  21. 21.330 decreased by 10% =
  22. 22.580 decreased by 10% =
  23. 23.598 decreased by 50% =
  24. 24.140 decreased by 75% =
  25. 25.135 decreased by 60% =
  26. 26.368 decreased by 75% =
  27. 27.800 increased by 12% =
  28. 28.200 decreased by 8% =
  29. 29.610 increased by 30% =
  30. 30.748 decreased by 25% =
  31. 31.300 increased by 5% =
  32. 32.165 decreased by 20% =
  33. 33.225 increased by 40% =
  34. 34.500 decreased by 15% =
  35. 35.520 decreased by 35% =
  36. 36.145 decreased by 40% =
  37. 37.252 increased by 25% =
  38. 38.332 decreased by 25% =
  39. 39.440 increased by 35% =
  40. 40.325 increased by 8% =

Answer key

  1. 84
  2. 92
  3. 1053
  4. 72
  5. 828
  6. 126
  7. 308
  8. 486
  9. 1085
  10. 474
  11. 612
  12. 231
  13. 441
  14. 242
  15. 598
  16. 248
  17. 364
  18. 297
  19. 112
  20. 575
  21. 297
  22. 522
  23. 299
  24. 35
  25. 54
  26. 92
  27. 896
  28. 184
  29. 793
  30. 561
  31. 315
  32. 132
  33. 315
  34. 425
  35. 338
  36. 87
  37. 315
  38. 249
  39. 594
  40. 351

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