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Percentage Increase and Decrease Trick Worksheet

Speed calculation lesson 23: Increase or decrease by a percent · Set 284 · 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. 1.425 decreased by 12% =
  2. 2.760 increased by 10% =
  3. 3.275 increased by 40% =
  4. 4.180 decreased by 40% =
  5. 5.550 increased by 12% =
  6. 6.740 increased by 15% =
  7. 7.740 increased by 5% =
  8. 8.360 increased by 5% =
  9. 9.260 increased by 35% =
  10. 10.380 increased by 35% =
  11. 11.780 increased by 30% =
  12. 12.430 decreased by 20% =
  13. 13.725 increased by 12% =
  14. 14.110 increased by 10% =
  15. 15.560 decreased by 40% =
  16. 16.350 decreased by 8% =
  17. 17.120 decreased by 35% =
  18. 18.596 decreased by 50% =
  19. 19.308 decreased by 75% =
  20. 20.520 increased by 35% =
  21. 21.175 decreased by 12% =
  22. 22.762 increased by 50% =
  23. 23.310 increased by 60% =
  24. 24.685 increased by 40% =
  25. 25.450 increased by 8% =
  26. 26.190 decreased by 20% =
  27. 27.360 decreased by 30% =
  28. 28.300 decreased by 35% =
  29. 29.425 increased by 60% =
  30. 30.620 increased by 30% =
  31. 31.330 increased by 10% =
  32. 32.220 increased by 5% =
  33. 33.760 decreased by 5% =
  34. 34.96 increased by 75% =
  35. 35.60 decreased by 30% =
  36. 36.300 increased by 15% =
  37. 37.720 decreased by 5% =
  38. 38.150 increased by 60% =
  39. 39.780 decreased by 15% =
  40. 40.220 increased by 30% =

Answer key

  1. 374
  2. 836
  3. 385
  4. 108
  5. 616
  6. 851
  7. 777
  8. 378
  9. 351
  10. 513
  11. 1014
  12. 344
  13. 812
  14. 121
  15. 336
  16. 322
  17. 78
  18. 298
  19. 77
  20. 702
  21. 154
  22. 1143
  23. 496
  24. 959
  25. 486
  26. 152
  27. 252
  28. 195
  29. 680
  30. 806
  31. 363
  32. 231
  33. 722
  34. 168
  35. 42
  36. 345
  37. 684
  38. 240
  39. 663
  40. 286

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