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Percentage Increase and Decrease Trick Worksheet

Speed calculation lesson 23: Increase or decrease by a percent · Set 571 · 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. 1.575 increased by 12% =
  2. 2.770 increased by 20% =
  3. 3.118 decreased by 50% =
  4. 4.575 decreased by 12% =
  5. 5.290 decreased by 60% =
  6. 6.175 decreased by 8% =
  7. 7.204 decreased by 50% =
  8. 8.800 increased by 12% =
  9. 9.688 decreased by 25% =
  10. 10.370 decreased by 10% =
  11. 11.710 decreased by 10% =
  12. 12.475 increased by 12% =
  13. 13.500 decreased by 15% =
  14. 14.260 increased by 10% =
  15. 15.280 increased by 25% =
  16. 16.355 increased by 20% =
  17. 17.180 decreased by 15% =
  18. 18.650 increased by 30% =
  19. 19.105 decreased by 20% =
  20. 20.160 increased by 5% =
  21. 21.120 increased by 30% =
  22. 22.305 decreased by 60% =
  23. 23.320 increased by 10% =
  24. 24.125 decreased by 60% =
  25. 25.125 increased by 12% =
  26. 26.200 decreased by 15% =
  27. 27.400 increased by 15% =
  28. 28.150 increased by 30% =
  29. 29.770 increased by 10% =
  30. 30.620 decreased by 5% =
  31. 31.470 decreased by 20% =
  32. 32.740 increased by 15% =
  33. 33.260 decreased by 40% =
  34. 34.540 increased by 25% =
  35. 35.165 increased by 60% =
  36. 36.100 decreased by 8% =
  37. 37.540 decreased by 25% =
  38. 38.240 decreased by 15% =
  39. 39.712 increased by 75% =
  40. 40.460 increased by 35% =

Answer key

  1. 644
  2. 924
  3. 59
  4. 506
  5. 116
  6. 161
  7. 102
  8. 896
  9. 516
  10. 333
  11. 639
  12. 532
  13. 425
  14. 286
  15. 350
  16. 426
  17. 153
  18. 845
  19. 84
  20. 168
  21. 156
  22. 122
  23. 352
  24. 50
  25. 140
  26. 170
  27. 460
  28. 195
  29. 847
  30. 589
  31. 376
  32. 851
  33. 156
  34. 675
  35. 264
  36. 92
  37. 405
  38. 204
  39. 1246
  40. 621

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