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Percentage Increase and Decrease Trick Worksheet

Speed calculation lesson 23: Increase or decrease by a percent · Set 365 · 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. 1.125 decreased by 8% =
  2. 2.680 increased by 60% =
  3. 3.140 increased by 75% =
  4. 4.214 decreased by 50% =
  5. 5.780 decreased by 50% =
  6. 6.624 decreased by 75% =
  7. 7.190 decreased by 30% =
  8. 8.50 decreased by 30% =
  9. 9.620 increased by 35% =
  10. 10.125 increased by 8% =
  11. 11.84 increased by 25% =
  12. 12.50 decreased by 10% =
  13. 13.230 increased by 40% =
  14. 14.780 decreased by 15% =
  15. 15.400 increased by 5% =
  16. 16.620 decreased by 15% =
  17. 17.80 decreased by 15% =
  18. 18.630 decreased by 50% =
  19. 19.300 increased by 5% =
  20. 20.80 decreased by 30% =
  21. 21.656 decreased by 50% =
  22. 22.275 increased by 8% =
  23. 23.220 decreased by 15% =
  24. 24.764 increased by 25% =
  25. 25.70 increased by 20% =
  26. 26.525 increased by 12% =
  27. 27.56 decreased by 50% =
  28. 28.130 increased by 20% =
  29. 29.400 increased by 35% =
  30. 30.275 increased by 12% =
  31. 31.285 decreased by 60% =
  32. 32.260 increased by 35% =
  33. 33.760 increased by 15% =
  34. 34.625 decreased by 8% =
  35. 35.484 decreased by 25% =
  36. 36.220 decreased by 5% =
  37. 37.540 increased by 15% =
  38. 38.350 decreased by 20% =
  39. 39.715 decreased by 20% =
  40. 40.720 increased by 5% =

Answer key

  1. 115
  2. 1088
  3. 245
  4. 107
  5. 390
  6. 156
  7. 133
  8. 35
  9. 837
  10. 135
  11. 105
  12. 45
  13. 322
  14. 663
  15. 420
  16. 527
  17. 68
  18. 315
  19. 315
  20. 56
  21. 328
  22. 297
  23. 187
  24. 955
  25. 84
  26. 588
  27. 28
  28. 156
  29. 540
  30. 308
  31. 114
  32. 351
  33. 874
  34. 575
  35. 363
  36. 209
  37. 621
  38. 280
  39. 572
  40. 756

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