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Percentage Increase and Decrease Trick Worksheet

Speed calculation lesson 23: Increase or decrease by a percent · Set 444 · 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. 1.200 increased by 8% =
  2. 2.785 decreased by 40% =
  3. 3.608 increased by 75% =
  4. 4.324 increased by 25% =
  5. 5.660 decreased by 35% =
  6. 6.725 increased by 20% =
  7. 7.725 decreased by 8% =
  8. 8.780 increased by 35% =
  9. 9.760 increased by 15% =
  10. 10.760 increased by 5% =
  11. 11.648 increased by 50% =
  12. 12.510 increased by 10% =
  13. 13.540 decreased by 5% =
  14. 14.220 increased by 15% =
  15. 15.500 increased by 35% =
  16. 16.475 decreased by 20% =
  17. 17.410 increased by 20% =
  18. 18.625 decreased by 8% =
  19. 19.265 increased by 20% =
  20. 20.220 increased by 5% =
  21. 21.500 decreased by 30% =
  22. 22.540 increased by 15% =
  23. 23.690 increased by 20% =
  24. 24.620 decreased by 35% =
  25. 25.400 increased by 5% =
  26. 26.70 increased by 10% =
  27. 27.705 decreased by 20% =
  28. 28.96 increased by 25% =
  29. 29.120 decreased by 15% =
  30. 30.125 decreased by 8% =
  31. 31.220 increased by 15% =
  32. 32.650 increased by 50% =
  33. 33.780 increased by 5% =
  34. 34.440 decreased by 30% =
  35. 35.568 decreased by 75% =
  36. 36.150 increased by 60% =
  37. 37.636 increased by 25% =
  38. 38.608 increased by 25% =
  39. 39.676 decreased by 50% =
  40. 40.775 decreased by 8% =

Answer key

  1. 216
  2. 471
  3. 1064
  4. 405
  5. 429
  6. 870
  7. 667
  8. 1053
  9. 874
  10. 798
  11. 972
  12. 561
  13. 513
  14. 253
  15. 675
  16. 380
  17. 492
  18. 575
  19. 318
  20. 231
  21. 350
  22. 621
  23. 828
  24. 403
  25. 420
  26. 77
  27. 564
  28. 120
  29. 102
  30. 115
  31. 253
  32. 975
  33. 819
  34. 308
  35. 142
  36. 240
  37. 795
  38. 760
  39. 338
  40. 713

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