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Percentage Increase and Decrease Trick Worksheet

Speed calculation lesson 23: Increase or decrease by a percent · Set 288 · 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. 1.294 decreased by 50% =
  2. 2.650 increased by 12% =
  3. 3.150 decreased by 12% =
  4. 4.280 decreased by 10% =
  5. 5.765 increased by 60% =
  6. 6.400 decreased by 8% =
  7. 7.520 decreased by 35% =
  8. 8.725 decreased by 12% =
  9. 9.160 increased by 5% =
  10. 10.425 increased by 60% =
  11. 11.400 decreased by 8% =
  12. 12.725 decreased by 12% =
  13. 13.670 increased by 30% =
  14. 14.626 increased by 50% =
  15. 15.480 increased by 10% =
  16. 16.140 decreased by 60% =
  17. 17.105 increased by 40% =
  18. 18.400 increased by 10% =
  19. 19.790 increased by 30% =
  20. 20.600 increased by 8% =
  21. 21.280 increased by 35% =
  22. 22.700 increased by 8% =
  23. 23.75 decreased by 12% =
  24. 24.174 decreased by 50% =
  25. 25.625 increased by 40% =
  26. 26.225 increased by 8% =
  27. 27.292 increased by 25% =
  28. 28.350 increased by 8% =
  29. 29.64 increased by 50% =
  30. 30.400 increased by 12% =
  31. 31.592 increased by 25% =
  32. 32.640 decreased by 25% =
  33. 33.152 increased by 25% =
  34. 34.375 increased by 8% =
  35. 35.765 decreased by 60% =
  36. 36.40 decreased by 15% =
  37. 37.780 increased by 40% =
  38. 38.380 increased by 20% =
  39. 39.460 decreased by 10% =
  40. 40.790 decreased by 40% =

Answer key

  1. 147
  2. 728
  3. 132
  4. 252
  5. 1224
  6. 368
  7. 338
  8. 638
  9. 168
  10. 680
  11. 368
  12. 638
  13. 871
  14. 939
  15. 528
  16. 56
  17. 147
  18. 440
  19. 1027
  20. 648
  21. 378
  22. 756
  23. 66
  24. 87
  25. 875
  26. 243
  27. 365
  28. 378
  29. 96
  30. 448
  31. 740
  32. 480
  33. 190
  34. 405
  35. 306
  36. 34
  37. 1092
  38. 456
  39. 414
  40. 474

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