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Percentage Increase and Decrease Trick Worksheet

Speed calculation lesson 23: Increase or decrease by a percent · Set 248 · 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. 1.175 increased by 8% =
  2. 2.250 increased by 12% =
  3. 3.60 increased by 50% =
  4. 4.670 decreased by 30% =
  5. 5.420 increased by 15% =
  6. 6.50 decreased by 8% =
  7. 7.150 increased by 30% =
  8. 8.180 decreased by 20% =
  9. 9.80 decreased by 30% =
  10. 10.725 decreased by 40% =
  11. 11.80 increased by 35% =
  12. 12.800 increased by 20% =
  13. 13.400 increased by 15% =
  14. 14.720 increased by 5% =
  15. 15.68 decreased by 25% =
  16. 16.180 decreased by 30% =
  17. 17.320 decreased by 20% =
  18. 18.570 decreased by 20% =
  19. 19.525 decreased by 40% =
  20. 20.260 increased by 35% =
  21. 21.460 decreased by 5% =
  22. 22.130 increased by 10% =
  23. 23.660 decreased by 15% =
  24. 24.100 increased by 12% =
  25. 25.120 increased by 35% =
  26. 26.80 increased by 5% =
  27. 27.265 increased by 40% =
  28. 28.750 decreased by 60% =
  29. 29.96 increased by 25% =
  30. 30.605 decreased by 40% =
  31. 31.192 decreased by 25% =
  32. 32.240 decreased by 15% =
  33. 33.780 increased by 5% =
  34. 34.560 increased by 20% =
  35. 35.125 increased by 8% =
  36. 36.550 decreased by 8% =
  37. 37.160 increased by 5% =
  38. 38.265 increased by 40% =
  39. 39.594 decreased by 50% =
  40. 40.752 increased by 25% =

Answer key

  1. 189
  2. 280
  3. 90
  4. 469
  5. 483
  6. 46
  7. 195
  8. 144
  9. 56
  10. 435
  11. 108
  12. 960
  13. 460
  14. 756
  15. 51
  16. 126
  17. 256
  18. 456
  19. 315
  20. 351
  21. 437
  22. 143
  23. 561
  24. 112
  25. 162
  26. 84
  27. 371
  28. 300
  29. 120
  30. 363
  31. 144
  32. 204
  33. 819
  34. 672
  35. 135
  36. 506
  37. 168
  38. 371
  39. 297
  40. 940

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