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Percentage Increase and Decrease Trick Worksheet

Speed calculation lesson 23: Increase or decrease by a percent · Set 453 · 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. 1.700 decreased by 12% =
  2. 2.100 decreased by 35% =
  3. 3.560 increased by 35% =
  4. 4.425 increased by 8% =
  5. 5.410 increased by 50% =
  6. 6.110 increased by 50% =
  7. 7.290 decreased by 30% =
  8. 8.555 increased by 40% =
  9. 9.530 increased by 10% =
  10. 10.412 decreased by 25% =
  11. 11.400 increased by 35% =
  12. 12.130 increased by 50% =
  13. 13.300 decreased by 40% =
  14. 14.465 decreased by 20% =
  15. 15.175 decreased by 12% =
  16. 16.152 decreased by 75% =
  17. 17.100 increased by 5% =
  18. 18.220 decreased by 40% =
  19. 19.80 increased by 35% =
  20. 20.425 increased by 8% =
  21. 21.100 increased by 8% =
  22. 22.540 decreased by 10% =
  23. 23.180 increased by 20% =
  24. 24.648 increased by 25% =
  25. 25.626 increased by 50% =
  26. 26.250 increased by 12% =
  27. 27.150 decreased by 10% =
  28. 28.140 increased by 30% =
  29. 29.780 increased by 10% =
  30. 30.604 increased by 25% =
  31. 31.550 increased by 12% =
  32. 32.296 increased by 25% =
  33. 33.225 increased by 40% =
  34. 34.190 increased by 30% =
  35. 35.175 decreased by 8% =
  36. 36.580 increased by 15% =
  37. 37.152 increased by 75% =
  38. 38.200 increased by 35% =
  39. 39.140 increased by 50% =
  40. 40.685 decreased by 40% =

Answer key

  1. 616
  2. 65
  3. 756
  4. 459
  5. 615
  6. 165
  7. 203
  8. 777
  9. 583
  10. 309
  11. 540
  12. 195
  13. 180
  14. 372
  15. 154
  16. 38
  17. 105
  18. 132
  19. 108
  20. 459
  21. 108
  22. 486
  23. 216
  24. 810
  25. 939
  26. 280
  27. 135
  28. 182
  29. 858
  30. 755
  31. 616
  32. 370
  33. 315
  34. 247
  35. 161
  36. 667
  37. 266
  38. 270
  39. 210
  40. 411

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