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Percentage Increase and Decrease Trick Worksheet

Speed calculation lesson 23: Increase or decrease by a percent · Set 276 · 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. 1.785 increased by 20% =
  2. 2.400 decreased by 12% =
  3. 3.225 decreased by 8% =
  4. 4.120 increased by 35% =
  5. 5.300 increased by 8% =
  6. 6.460 decreased by 10% =
  7. 7.75 decreased by 8% =
  8. 8.132 increased by 75% =
  9. 9.120 increased by 20% =
  10. 10.300 increased by 15% =
  11. 11.134 decreased by 50% =
  12. 12.680 decreased by 15% =
  13. 13.604 decreased by 75% =
  14. 14.430 decreased by 30% =
  15. 15.484 decreased by 75% =
  16. 16.448 decreased by 25% =
  17. 17.715 decreased by 20% =
  18. 18.722 decreased by 50% =
  19. 19.224 decreased by 75% =
  20. 20.60 increased by 20% =
  21. 21.160 increased by 30% =
  22. 22.660 increased by 10% =
  23. 23.700 decreased by 15% =
  24. 24.300 increased by 35% =
  25. 25.150 increased by 30% =
  26. 26.765 decreased by 40% =
  27. 27.760 decreased by 30% =
  28. 28.140 decreased by 5% =
  29. 29.300 decreased by 15% =
  30. 30.220 increased by 35% =
  31. 31.720 increased by 10% =
  32. 32.120 decreased by 30% =
  33. 33.765 increased by 60% =
  34. 34.135 increased by 20% =
  35. 35.525 increased by 12% =
  36. 36.380 increased by 30% =
  37. 37.400 increased by 12% =
  38. 38.40 increased by 30% =
  39. 39.752 decreased by 25% =
  40. 40.610 increased by 60% =

Answer key

  1. 942
  2. 352
  3. 207
  4. 162
  5. 324
  6. 414
  7. 69
  8. 231
  9. 144
  10. 345
  11. 67
  12. 578
  13. 151
  14. 301
  15. 121
  16. 336
  17. 572
  18. 361
  19. 56
  20. 72
  21. 208
  22. 726
  23. 595
  24. 405
  25. 195
  26. 459
  27. 532
  28. 133
  29. 255
  30. 297
  31. 792
  32. 84
  33. 1224
  34. 162
  35. 588
  36. 494
  37. 448
  38. 52
  39. 564
  40. 976

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