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Percentage Increase and Decrease Trick Worksheet

Speed calculation lesson 23: Increase or decrease by a percent · Set 3 · 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. 1.650 increased by 12% =
  2. 2.500 increased by 20% =
  3. 3.328 increased by 25% =
  4. 4.390 increased by 20% =
  5. 5.690 increased by 30% =
  6. 6.500 increased by 10% =
  7. 7.64 increased by 50% =
  8. 8.525 decreased by 12% =
  9. 9.460 increased by 40% =
  10. 10.784 increased by 50% =
  11. 11.275 decreased by 8% =
  12. 12.400 increased by 75% =
  13. 13.710 decreased by 10% =
  14. 14.40 increased by 60% =
  15. 15.304 decreased by 50% =
  16. 16.90 increased by 30% =
  17. 17.800 increased by 30% =
  18. 18.450 decreased by 50% =
  19. 19.420 increased by 15% =
  20. 20.580 decreased by 20% =
  21. 21.180 increased by 25% =
  22. 22.655 increased by 60% =
  23. 23.792 decreased by 25% =
  24. 24.500 increased by 12% =
  25. 25.490 decreased by 10% =
  26. 26.500 increased by 50% =
  27. 27.570 decreased by 10% =
  28. 28.246 increased by 50% =
  29. 29.305 decreased by 60% =
  30. 30.670 increased by 50% =
  31. 31.60 decreased by 25% =
  32. 32.240 increased by 75% =
  33. 33.550 increased by 12% =
  34. 34.572 increased by 50% =
  35. 35.155 decreased by 40% =
  36. 36.630 decreased by 10% =
  37. 37.440 increased by 35% =
  38. 38.360 decreased by 10% =
  39. 39.672 decreased by 25% =
  40. 40.250 increased by 12% =

Answer key

  1. 728
  2. 600
  3. 410
  4. 468
  5. 897
  6. 550
  7. 96
  8. 462
  9. 644
  10. 1176
  11. 253
  12. 700
  13. 639
  14. 64
  15. 152
  16. 117
  17. 1040
  18. 225
  19. 483
  20. 464
  21. 225
  22. 1048
  23. 594
  24. 560
  25. 441
  26. 750
  27. 513
  28. 369
  29. 122
  30. 1005
  31. 45
  32. 420
  33. 616
  34. 858
  35. 93
  36. 567
  37. 594
  38. 324
  39. 504
  40. 280

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