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Percentage Increase and Decrease Trick Worksheet

Speed calculation lesson 23: Increase or decrease by a percent · Set 421 · 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. 1.80 increased by 35% =
  2. 2.765 decreased by 40% =
  3. 3.180 increased by 75% =
  4. 4.450 increased by 12% =
  5. 5.580 decreased by 5% =
  6. 6.716 increased by 75% =
  7. 7.680 increased by 15% =
  8. 8.730 decreased by 30% =
  9. 9.630 increased by 40% =
  10. 10.320 increased by 15% =
  11. 11.50 decreased by 8% =
  12. 12.194 decreased by 50% =
  13. 13.40 increased by 60% =
  14. 14.525 increased by 8% =
  15. 15.350 increased by 40% =
  16. 16.778 increased by 50% =
  17. 17.360 increased by 30% =
  18. 18.120 decreased by 10% =
  19. 19.150 decreased by 8% =
  20. 20.590 decreased by 30% =
  21. 21.524 increased by 50% =
  22. 22.80 increased by 5% =
  23. 23.186 increased by 50% =
  24. 24.250 increased by 40% =
  25. 25.340 increased by 15% =
  26. 26.105 increased by 40% =
  27. 27.200 decreased by 15% =
  28. 28.525 decreased by 12% =
  29. 29.180 decreased by 35% =
  30. 30.200 increased by 12% =
  31. 31.200 increased by 5% =
  32. 32.750 decreased by 30% =
  33. 33.525 increased by 20% =
  34. 34.650 decreased by 30% =
  35. 35.200 increased by 8% =
  36. 36.520 increased by 40% =
  37. 37.650 increased by 12% =
  38. 38.600 decreased by 5% =
  39. 39.496 increased by 75% =
  40. 40.325 increased by 12% =

Answer key

  1. 108
  2. 459
  3. 315
  4. 504
  5. 551
  6. 1253
  7. 782
  8. 511
  9. 882
  10. 368
  11. 46
  12. 97
  13. 64
  14. 567
  15. 490
  16. 1167
  17. 468
  18. 108
  19. 138
  20. 413
  21. 786
  22. 84
  23. 279
  24. 350
  25. 391
  26. 147
  27. 170
  28. 462
  29. 117
  30. 224
  31. 210
  32. 525
  33. 630
  34. 455
  35. 216
  36. 728
  37. 728
  38. 570
  39. 868
  40. 364

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