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Percentage Increase and Decrease Trick Worksheet

Speed calculation lesson 23: Increase or decrease by a percent · Set 428 · 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. 1.575 increased by 8% =
  2. 2.295 decreased by 40% =
  3. 3.315 decreased by 20% =
  4. 4.700 increased by 10% =
  5. 5.260 increased by 25% =
  6. 6.180 increased by 10% =
  7. 7.150 decreased by 40% =
  8. 8.140 decreased by 5% =
  9. 9.720 increased by 5% =
  10. 10.100 decreased by 15% =
  11. 11.388 increased by 75% =
  12. 12.675 increased by 20% =
  13. 13.500 decreased by 15% =
  14. 14.315 increased by 20% =
  15. 15.100 increased by 12% =
  16. 16.724 decreased by 25% =
  17. 17.360 increased by 20% =
  18. 18.200 decreased by 75% =
  19. 19.160 decreased by 15% =
  20. 20.504 decreased by 25% =
  21. 21.140 decreased by 5% =
  22. 22.475 decreased by 12% =
  23. 23.520 decreased by 10% =
  24. 24.220 increased by 35% =
  25. 25.500 increased by 8% =
  26. 26.345 decreased by 20% =
  27. 27.200 decreased by 12% =
  28. 28.520 decreased by 35% =
  29. 29.416 decreased by 75% =
  30. 30.520 decreased by 30% =
  31. 31.160 increased by 15% =
  32. 32.316 decreased by 50% =
  33. 33.100 increased by 12% =
  34. 34.175 increased by 40% =
  35. 35.625 increased by 12% =
  36. 36.328 decreased by 75% =
  37. 37.680 decreased by 35% =
  38. 38.300 increased by 75% =
  39. 39.540 increased by 5% =
  40. 40.445 increased by 20% =

Answer key

  1. 621
  2. 177
  3. 252
  4. 770
  5. 325
  6. 198
  7. 90
  8. 133
  9. 756
  10. 85
  11. 679
  12. 810
  13. 425
  14. 378
  15. 112
  16. 543
  17. 432
  18. 50
  19. 136
  20. 378
  21. 133
  22. 418
  23. 468
  24. 297
  25. 540
  26. 276
  27. 176
  28. 338
  29. 104
  30. 364
  31. 184
  32. 158
  33. 112
  34. 245
  35. 700
  36. 82
  37. 442
  38. 525
  39. 567
  40. 534

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