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Percentage Increase and Decrease Trick Worksheet

Speed calculation lesson 23: Increase or decrease by a percent · Set 582 · 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. 1.130 increased by 10% =
  2. 2.675 increased by 12% =
  3. 3.612 decreased by 25% =
  4. 4.100 increased by 40% =
  5. 5.680 decreased by 25% =
  6. 6.50 increased by 8% =
  7. 7.615 decreased by 20% =
  8. 8.125 increased by 8% =
  9. 9.100 decreased by 30% =
  10. 10.775 increased by 12% =
  11. 11.150 increased by 10% =
  12. 12.65 decreased by 40% =
  13. 13.555 increased by 40% =
  14. 14.360 increased by 60% =
  15. 15.760 increased by 15% =
  16. 16.325 increased by 8% =
  17. 17.620 decreased by 20% =
  18. 18.300 decreased by 15% =
  19. 19.125 decreased by 8% =
  20. 20.500 increased by 35% =
  21. 21.270 decreased by 30% =
  22. 22.220 increased by 35% =
  23. 23.392 increased by 50% =
  24. 24.640 increased by 15% =
  25. 25.650 increased by 60% =
  26. 26.580 increased by 20% =
  27. 27.710 decreased by 50% =
  28. 28.188 decreased by 75% =
  29. 29.290 decreased by 20% =
  30. 30.425 increased by 8% =
  31. 31.180 decreased by 5% =
  32. 32.208 increased by 25% =
  33. 33.720 increased by 40% =
  34. 34.280 increased by 60% =
  35. 35.56 decreased by 75% =
  36. 36.150 decreased by 8% =
  37. 37.800 increased by 35% =
  38. 38.600 increased by 15% =
  39. 39.712 increased by 25% =
  40. 40.205 increased by 40% =

Answer key

  1. 143
  2. 756
  3. 459
  4. 140
  5. 510
  6. 54
  7. 492
  8. 135
  9. 70
  10. 868
  11. 165
  12. 39
  13. 777
  14. 576
  15. 874
  16. 351
  17. 496
  18. 255
  19. 115
  20. 675
  21. 189
  22. 297
  23. 588
  24. 736
  25. 1040
  26. 696
  27. 355
  28. 47
  29. 232
  30. 459
  31. 171
  32. 260
  33. 1008
  34. 448
  35. 14
  36. 138
  37. 1080
  38. 690
  39. 890
  40. 287

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