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Percentage Increase and Decrease Trick Worksheet

Speed calculation lesson 23: Increase or decrease by a percent · Set 232 · 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. 1.300 increased by 12% =
  2. 2.140 decreased by 15% =
  3. 3.190 increased by 30% =
  4. 4.138 decreased by 50% =
  5. 5.482 decreased by 50% =
  6. 6.404 increased by 75% =
  7. 7.225 decreased by 8% =
  8. 8.580 decreased by 20% =
  9. 9.100 decreased by 8% =
  10. 10.580 increased by 40% =
  11. 11.385 increased by 40% =
  12. 12.110 decreased by 30% =
  13. 13.645 increased by 60% =
  14. 14.300 increased by 8% =
  15. 15.800 decreased by 8% =
  16. 16.44 increased by 50% =
  17. 17.546 decreased by 50% =
  18. 18.675 decreased by 20% =
  19. 19.440 increased by 40% =
  20. 20.580 increased by 10% =
  21. 21.590 increased by 20% =
  22. 22.365 increased by 60% =
  23. 23.632 decreased by 25% =
  24. 24.560 decreased by 15% =
  25. 25.770 decreased by 20% =
  26. 26.625 decreased by 8% =
  27. 27.350 increased by 30% =
  28. 28.180 increased by 75% =
  29. 29.280 decreased by 40% =
  30. 30.632 increased by 25% =
  31. 31.720 decreased by 35% =
  32. 32.192 decreased by 25% =
  33. 33.210 decreased by 30% =
  34. 34.510 increased by 10% =
  35. 35.40 decreased by 10% =
  36. 36.660 decreased by 5% =
  37. 37.240 increased by 10% =
  38. 38.370 increased by 30% =
  39. 39.565 increased by 20% =
  40. 40.140 decreased by 5% =

Answer key

  1. 336
  2. 119
  3. 247
  4. 69
  5. 241
  6. 707
  7. 207
  8. 464
  9. 92
  10. 812
  11. 539
  12. 77
  13. 1032
  14. 324
  15. 736
  16. 66
  17. 273
  18. 540
  19. 616
  20. 638
  21. 708
  22. 584
  23. 474
  24. 476
  25. 616
  26. 575
  27. 455
  28. 315
  29. 168
  30. 790
  31. 468
  32. 144
  33. 147
  34. 561
  35. 36
  36. 627
  37. 264
  38. 481
  39. 678
  40. 133

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