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Percentage Increase and Decrease Trick Worksheet

Speed calculation lesson 23: Increase or decrease by a percent · Set 254 · 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 decreased by 8% =
  2. 2.425 increased by 12% =
  3. 3.270 decreased by 10% =
  4. 4.625 increased by 8% =
  5. 5.256 decreased by 75% =
  6. 6.568 increased by 75% =
  7. 7.400 decreased by 8% =
  8. 8.140 decreased by 15% =
  9. 9.196 increased by 50% =
  10. 10.760 decreased by 30% =
  11. 11.200 decreased by 5% =
  12. 12.40 increased by 60% =
  13. 13.560 increased by 10% =
  14. 14.260 decreased by 10% =
  15. 15.250 increased by 60% =
  16. 16.740 increased by 35% =
  17. 17.595 decreased by 40% =
  18. 18.300 decreased by 5% =
  19. 19.300 increased by 25% =
  20. 20.520 decreased by 30% =
  21. 21.280 decreased by 15% =
  22. 22.740 increased by 5% =
  23. 23.645 increased by 40% =
  24. 24.275 increased by 20% =
  25. 25.50 increased by 12% =
  26. 26.675 decreased by 8% =
  27. 27.170 decreased by 10% =
  28. 28.440 decreased by 10% =
  29. 29.225 decreased by 60% =
  30. 30.350 increased by 8% =
  31. 31.150 increased by 8% =
  32. 32.370 decreased by 30% =
  33. 33.60 increased by 15% =
  34. 34.50 increased by 40% =
  35. 35.440 increased by 5% =
  36. 36.350 decreased by 40% =
  37. 37.580 increased by 5% =
  38. 38.160 decreased by 15% =
  39. 39.220 increased by 5% =
  40. 40.578 decreased by 50% =

Answer key

  1. 161
  2. 476
  3. 243
  4. 675
  5. 64
  6. 994
  7. 368
  8. 119
  9. 294
  10. 532
  11. 190
  12. 64
  13. 616
  14. 234
  15. 400
  16. 999
  17. 357
  18. 285
  19. 375
  20. 364
  21. 238
  22. 777
  23. 903
  24. 330
  25. 56
  26. 621
  27. 153
  28. 396
  29. 90
  30. 378
  31. 162
  32. 259
  33. 69
  34. 70
  35. 462
  36. 210
  37. 609
  38. 136
  39. 231
  40. 289

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