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Percentage Increase and Decrease Trick Worksheet

Speed calculation lesson 23: Increase or decrease by a percent · Set 305 · 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. 1.250 increased by 12% =
  2. 2.70 increased by 20% =
  3. 3.320 decreased by 35% =
  4. 4.240 decreased by 5% =
  5. 5.280 decreased by 35% =
  6. 6.260 decreased by 5% =
  7. 7.756 increased by 25% =
  8. 8.444 increased by 75% =
  9. 9.416 decreased by 25% =
  10. 10.330 decreased by 10% =
  11. 11.76 decreased by 75% =
  12. 12.496 increased by 75% =
  13. 13.732 decreased by 25% =
  14. 14.610 increased by 10% =
  15. 15.44 increased by 75% =
  16. 16.740 decreased by 15% =
  17. 17.645 decreased by 40% =
  18. 18.110 decreased by 20% =
  19. 19.450 increased by 40% =
  20. 20.105 decreased by 60% =
  21. 21.480 increased by 25% =
  22. 22.90 increased by 10% =
  23. 23.60 increased by 5% =
  24. 24.135 increased by 40% =
  25. 25.616 increased by 75% =
  26. 26.560 decreased by 5% =
  27. 27.710 decreased by 30% =
  28. 28.700 decreased by 60% =
  29. 29.225 increased by 12% =
  30. 30.130 increased by 10% =
  31. 31.500 increased by 60% =
  32. 32.136 increased by 75% =
  33. 33.224 decreased by 50% =
  34. 34.775 increased by 8% =
  35. 35.150 increased by 10% =
  36. 36.425 increased by 12% =
  37. 37.260 decreased by 5% =
  38. 38.400 increased by 8% =
  39. 39.648 increased by 25% =
  40. 40.330 decreased by 10% =

Answer key

  1. 280
  2. 84
  3. 208
  4. 228
  5. 182
  6. 247
  7. 945
  8. 777
  9. 312
  10. 297
  11. 19
  12. 868
  13. 549
  14. 671
  15. 77
  16. 629
  17. 387
  18. 88
  19. 630
  20. 42
  21. 600
  22. 99
  23. 63
  24. 189
  25. 1078
  26. 532
  27. 497
  28. 280
  29. 252
  30. 143
  31. 800
  32. 238
  33. 112
  34. 837
  35. 165
  36. 476
  37. 247
  38. 432
  39. 810
  40. 297

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