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Percentage Increase and Decrease Trick Worksheet

Speed calculation lesson 23: Increase or decrease by a percent · Set 413 · 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. 1.225 increased by 12% =
  2. 2.440 increased by 35% =
  3. 3.380 increased by 30% =
  4. 4.325 decreased by 12% =
  5. 5.600 decreased by 8% =
  6. 6.546 decreased by 50% =
  7. 7.80 increased by 10% =
  8. 8.750 increased by 10% =
  9. 9.584 increased by 25% =
  10. 10.196 increased by 25% =
  11. 11.200 decreased by 35% =
  12. 12.50 increased by 12% =
  13. 13.380 decreased by 35% =
  14. 14.80 decreased by 15% =
  15. 15.585 decreased by 40% =
  16. 16.320 increased by 75% =
  17. 17.220 increased by 25% =
  18. 18.668 decreased by 75% =
  19. 19.800 decreased by 15% =
  20. 20.496 decreased by 75% =
  21. 21.450 increased by 60% =
  22. 22.50 decreased by 12% =
  23. 23.385 increased by 60% =
  24. 24.530 increased by 10% =
  25. 25.720 decreased by 10% =
  26. 26.140 decreased by 15% =
  27. 27.120 increased by 35% =
  28. 28.740 increased by 25% =
  29. 29.625 decreased by 12% =
  30. 30.70 decreased by 40% =
  31. 31.646 increased by 50% =
  32. 32.455 increased by 20% =
  33. 33.520 decreased by 35% =
  34. 34.250 increased by 12% =
  35. 35.520 increased by 15% =
  36. 36.528 increased by 75% =
  37. 37.760 increased by 5% =
  38. 38.720 increased by 5% =
  39. 39.40 decreased by 20% =
  40. 40.440 increased by 5% =

Answer key

  1. 252
  2. 594
  3. 494
  4. 286
  5. 552
  6. 273
  7. 88
  8. 825
  9. 730
  10. 245
  11. 130
  12. 56
  13. 247
  14. 68
  15. 351
  16. 560
  17. 275
  18. 167
  19. 680
  20. 124
  21. 720
  22. 44
  23. 616
  24. 583
  25. 648
  26. 119
  27. 162
  28. 925
  29. 550
  30. 42
  31. 969
  32. 546
  33. 338
  34. 280
  35. 598
  36. 924
  37. 798
  38. 756
  39. 32
  40. 462

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