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Percentage Increase and Decrease Trick Worksheet

Speed calculation lesson 23: Increase or decrease by a percent · Set 349 · 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. 1.150 increased by 8% =
  2. 2.632 decreased by 50% =
  3. 3.500 increased by 35% =
  4. 4.280 increased by 20% =
  5. 5.520 decreased by 35% =
  6. 6.180 decreased by 5% =
  7. 7.276 increased by 25% =
  8. 8.510 decreased by 60% =
  9. 9.620 increased by 15% =
  10. 10.680 increased by 35% =
  11. 11.800 increased by 12% =
  12. 12.220 increased by 5% =
  13. 13.100 increased by 5% =
  14. 14.300 decreased by 50% =
  15. 15.250 decreased by 12% =
  16. 16.690 decreased by 10% =
  17. 17.515 decreased by 20% =
  18. 18.400 increased by 15% =
  19. 19.260 increased by 30% =
  20. 20.220 decreased by 5% =
  21. 21.620 increased by 15% =
  22. 22.788 increased by 25% =
  23. 23.472 decreased by 25% =
  24. 24.220 increased by 30% =
  25. 25.284 decreased by 75% =
  26. 26.275 decreased by 12% =
  27. 27.132 decreased by 50% =
  28. 28.385 decreased by 20% =
  29. 29.325 increased by 12% =
  30. 30.195 increased by 20% =
  31. 31.408 decreased by 75% =
  32. 32.680 increased by 5% =
  33. 33.76 increased by 75% =
  34. 34.300 decreased by 35% =
  35. 35.100 increased by 12% =
  36. 36.90 increased by 30% =
  37. 37.500 increased by 12% =
  38. 38.740 increased by 5% =
  39. 39.275 increased by 12% =
  40. 40.580 decreased by 5% =

Answer key

  1. 162
  2. 316
  3. 675
  4. 336
  5. 338
  6. 171
  7. 345
  8. 204
  9. 713
  10. 918
  11. 896
  12. 231
  13. 105
  14. 150
  15. 220
  16. 621
  17. 412
  18. 460
  19. 338
  20. 209
  21. 713
  22. 985
  23. 354
  24. 286
  25. 71
  26. 242
  27. 66
  28. 308
  29. 364
  30. 234
  31. 102
  32. 714
  33. 133
  34. 195
  35. 112
  36. 117
  37. 560
  38. 777
  39. 308
  40. 551

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