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Percentage Increase and Decrease Trick Worksheet

Speed calculation lesson 23: Increase or decrease by a percent · Set 491 · 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. 1.620 increased by 35% =
  2. 2.725 decreased by 12% =
  3. 3.225 decreased by 12% =
  4. 4.508 increased by 25% =
  5. 5.720 increased by 15% =
  6. 6.100 increased by 8% =
  7. 7.200 increased by 12% =
  8. 8.180 increased by 15% =
  9. 9.340 decreased by 15% =
  10. 10.390 increased by 20% =
  11. 11.480 increased by 15% =
  12. 12.75 increased by 8% =
  13. 13.180 decreased by 35% =
  14. 14.125 decreased by 8% =
  15. 15.340 decreased by 10% =
  16. 16.280 increased by 10% =
  17. 17.314 decreased by 50% =
  18. 18.120 decreased by 30% =
  19. 19.90 increased by 30% =
  20. 20.380 decreased by 5% =
  21. 21.440 decreased by 5% =
  22. 22.492 increased by 75% =
  23. 23.602 decreased by 50% =
  24. 24.490 increased by 60% =
  25. 25.140 increased by 40% =
  26. 26.800 increased by 12% =
  27. 27.564 decreased by 25% =
  28. 28.790 increased by 30% =
  29. 29.700 decreased by 10% =
  30. 30.90 decreased by 60% =
  31. 31.280 increased by 35% =
  32. 32.420 decreased by 15% =
  33. 33.190 decreased by 10% =
  34. 34.390 decreased by 10% =
  35. 35.640 increased by 35% =
  36. 36.570 increased by 10% =
  37. 37.608 increased by 75% =
  38. 38.575 decreased by 12% =
  39. 39.240 decreased by 35% =
  40. 40.125 increased by 12% =

Answer key

  1. 837
  2. 638
  3. 198
  4. 635
  5. 828
  6. 108
  7. 224
  8. 207
  9. 289
  10. 468
  11. 552
  12. 81
  13. 117
  14. 115
  15. 306
  16. 308
  17. 157
  18. 84
  19. 117
  20. 361
  21. 418
  22. 861
  23. 301
  24. 784
  25. 196
  26. 896
  27. 423
  28. 1027
  29. 630
  30. 36
  31. 378
  32. 357
  33. 171
  34. 351
  35. 864
  36. 627
  37. 1064
  38. 506
  39. 156
  40. 140

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