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Percentage Increase and Decrease Trick Worksheet

Speed calculation lesson 23: Increase or decrease by a percent · Set 462 · 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. 1.625 decreased by 12% =
  2. 2.344 decreased by 25% =
  3. 3.725 increased by 8% =
  4. 4.670 decreased by 50% =
  5. 5.200 increased by 8% =
  6. 6.350 decreased by 8% =
  7. 7.240 increased by 30% =
  8. 8.492 increased by 75% =
  9. 9.220 increased by 5% =
  10. 10.220 increased by 30% =
  11. 11.100 decreased by 12% =
  12. 12.100 decreased by 30% =
  13. 13.348 decreased by 50% =
  14. 14.350 decreased by 20% =
  15. 15.770 increased by 30% =
  16. 16.440 decreased by 10% =
  17. 17.320 increased by 15% =
  18. 18.275 decreased by 8% =
  19. 19.800 increased by 15% =
  20. 20.600 increased by 5% =
  21. 21.680 decreased by 5% =
  22. 22.504 increased by 75% =
  23. 23.652 decreased by 75% =
  24. 24.150 increased by 10% =
  25. 25.720 increased by 30% =
  26. 26.635 increased by 20% =
  27. 27.208 increased by 75% =
  28. 28.325 increased by 8% =
  29. 29.350 increased by 12% =
  30. 30.625 increased by 8% =
  31. 31.240 increased by 15% =
  32. 32.190 increased by 20% =
  33. 33.800 decreased by 10% =
  34. 34.580 decreased by 25% =
  35. 35.80 decreased by 10% =
  36. 36.640 decreased by 15% =
  37. 37.750 increased by 8% =
  38. 38.180 decreased by 5% =
  39. 39.510 increased by 20% =
  40. 40.475 increased by 12% =

Answer key

  1. 550
  2. 258
  3. 783
  4. 335
  5. 216
  6. 322
  7. 312
  8. 861
  9. 231
  10. 286
  11. 88
  12. 70
  13. 174
  14. 280
  15. 1001
  16. 396
  17. 368
  18. 253
  19. 920
  20. 630
  21. 646
  22. 882
  23. 163
  24. 165
  25. 936
  26. 762
  27. 364
  28. 351
  29. 392
  30. 675
  31. 276
  32. 228
  33. 720
  34. 435
  35. 72
  36. 544
  37. 810
  38. 171
  39. 612
  40. 532

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