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Percentage Increase and Decrease Trick Worksheet

Speed calculation lesson 23: Increase or decrease by a percent · Set 286 · 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. 1.100 increased by 12% =
  2. 2.120 decreased by 5% =
  3. 3.320 increased by 5% =
  4. 4.340 decreased by 25% =
  5. 5.650 decreased by 40% =
  6. 6.540 increased by 10% =
  7. 7.292 decreased by 25% =
  8. 8.360 increased by 5% =
  9. 9.416 decreased by 75% =
  10. 10.520 decreased by 10% =
  11. 11.280 increased by 5% =
  12. 12.364 decreased by 25% =
  13. 13.520 decreased by 10% =
  14. 14.540 decreased by 30% =
  15. 15.240 decreased by 10% =
  16. 16.400 decreased by 8% =
  17. 17.680 decreased by 10% =
  18. 18.775 decreased by 12% =
  19. 19.396 decreased by 75% =
  20. 20.448 increased by 50% =
  21. 21.568 increased by 25% =
  22. 22.630 increased by 40% =
  23. 23.380 increased by 35% =
  24. 24.450 increased by 40% =
  25. 25.760 decreased by 20% =
  26. 26.100 increased by 8% =
  27. 27.70 increased by 60% =
  28. 28.370 increased by 20% =
  29. 29.385 decreased by 20% =
  30. 30.680 decreased by 5% =
  31. 31.780 increased by 5% =
  32. 32.100 increased by 8% =
  33. 33.280 increased by 60% =
  34. 34.450 increased by 40% =
  35. 35.750 increased by 60% =
  36. 36.740 decreased by 35% =
  37. 37.516 increased by 25% =
  38. 38.470 increased by 40% =
  39. 39.170 increased by 20% =
  40. 40.40 decreased by 10% =

Answer key

  1. 112
  2. 114
  3. 336
  4. 255
  5. 390
  6. 594
  7. 219
  8. 378
  9. 104
  10. 468
  11. 294
  12. 273
  13. 468
  14. 378
  15. 216
  16. 368
  17. 612
  18. 682
  19. 99
  20. 672
  21. 710
  22. 882
  23. 513
  24. 630
  25. 608
  26. 108
  27. 112
  28. 444
  29. 308
  30. 646
  31. 819
  32. 108
  33. 448
  34. 630
  35. 1200
  36. 481
  37. 645
  38. 658
  39. 204
  40. 36

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