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Percentage Increase and Decrease Trick Worksheet

Speed calculation lesson 23: Increase or decrease by a percent · Set 460 · 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. 1.75 decreased by 12% =
  2. 2.512 decreased by 25% =
  3. 3.180 decreased by 10% =
  4. 4.80 decreased by 30% =
  5. 5.180 increased by 75% =
  6. 6.180 decreased by 15% =
  7. 7.100 increased by 12% =
  8. 8.125 decreased by 8% =
  9. 9.245 increased by 40% =
  10. 10.734 increased by 50% =
  11. 11.200 increased by 15% =
  12. 12.800 decreased by 8% =
  13. 13.246 increased by 50% =
  14. 14.580 increased by 5% =
  15. 15.675 decreased by 12% =
  16. 16.620 increased by 5% =
  17. 17.625 decreased by 8% =
  18. 18.525 increased by 60% =
  19. 19.295 decreased by 60% =
  20. 20.110 increased by 10% =
  21. 21.570 increased by 50% =
  22. 22.100 decreased by 12% =
  23. 23.152 increased by 50% =
  24. 24.225 decreased by 8% =
  25. 25.406 decreased by 50% =
  26. 26.140 decreased by 75% =
  27. 27.230 increased by 40% =
  28. 28.75 increased by 8% =
  29. 29.320 decreased by 40% =
  30. 30.256 decreased by 75% =
  31. 31.150 decreased by 60% =
  32. 32.580 increased by 75% =
  33. 33.540 increased by 30% =
  34. 34.320 increased by 5% =
  35. 35.70 decreased by 30% =
  36. 36.225 decreased by 12% =
  37. 37.545 decreased by 40% =
  38. 38.770 increased by 10% =
  39. 39.450 increased by 8% =
  40. 40.280 increased by 60% =

Answer key

  1. 66
  2. 384
  3. 162
  4. 56
  5. 315
  6. 153
  7. 112
  8. 115
  9. 343
  10. 1101
  11. 230
  12. 736
  13. 369
  14. 609
  15. 594
  16. 651
  17. 575
  18. 840
  19. 118
  20. 121
  21. 855
  22. 88
  23. 228
  24. 207
  25. 203
  26. 35
  27. 322
  28. 81
  29. 192
  30. 64
  31. 60
  32. 1015
  33. 702
  34. 336
  35. 49
  36. 198
  37. 327
  38. 847
  39. 486
  40. 448

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