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Percentage Increase and Decrease Trick Worksheet

Speed calculation lesson 23: Increase or decrease by a percent · Set 436 · 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 increased by 8% =
  2. 2.500 decreased by 20% =
  3. 3.300 decreased by 8% =
  4. 4.660 increased by 30% =
  5. 5.180 increased by 5% =
  6. 6.575 increased by 12% =
  7. 7.620 decreased by 35% =
  8. 8.240 increased by 60% =
  9. 9.230 increased by 10% =
  10. 10.200 decreased by 20% =
  11. 11.420 decreased by 5% =
  12. 12.456 increased by 25% =
  13. 13.88 decreased by 25% =
  14. 14.360 decreased by 5% =
  15. 15.780 decreased by 60% =
  16. 16.375 decreased by 40% =
  17. 17.70 decreased by 40% =
  18. 18.290 increased by 30% =
  19. 19.660 decreased by 5% =
  20. 20.140 increased by 20% =
  21. 21.720 decreased by 40% =
  22. 22.435 increased by 60% =
  23. 23.80 increased by 35% =
  24. 24.755 increased by 40% =
  25. 25.240 increased by 5% =
  26. 26.255 increased by 20% =
  27. 27.340 decreased by 35% =
  28. 28.284 decreased by 25% =
  29. 29.648 increased by 25% =
  30. 30.250 increased by 10% =
  31. 31.128 decreased by 50% =
  32. 32.470 decreased by 50% =
  33. 33.118 decreased by 50% =
  34. 34.440 increased by 15% =
  35. 35.250 decreased by 10% =
  36. 36.108 decreased by 25% =
  37. 37.390 decreased by 10% =
  38. 38.410 decreased by 30% =
  39. 39.575 decreased by 12% =
  40. 40.480 decreased by 5% =

Answer key

  1. 135
  2. 400
  3. 276
  4. 858
  5. 189
  6. 644
  7. 403
  8. 384
  9. 253
  10. 160
  11. 399
  12. 570
  13. 66
  14. 342
  15. 312
  16. 225
  17. 42
  18. 377
  19. 627
  20. 168
  21. 432
  22. 696
  23. 108
  24. 1057
  25. 252
  26. 306
  27. 221
  28. 213
  29. 810
  30. 275
  31. 64
  32. 235
  33. 59
  34. 506
  35. 225
  36. 81
  37. 351
  38. 287
  39. 506
  40. 456

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