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Percentage Increase and Decrease Trick Worksheet

Speed calculation lesson 23: Increase or decrease by a percent · Set 585 · 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. 1.275 decreased by 12% =
  2. 2.100 increased by 30% =
  3. 3.280 decreased by 15% =
  4. 4.340 decreased by 15% =
  5. 5.80 increased by 10% =
  6. 6.260 increased by 35% =
  7. 7.550 decreased by 8% =
  8. 8.140 increased by 20% =
  9. 9.650 decreased by 10% =
  10. 10.245 increased by 40% =
  11. 11.180 increased by 5% =
  12. 12.350 increased by 8% =
  13. 13.90 increased by 30% =
  14. 14.648 increased by 75% =
  15. 15.750 decreased by 30% =
  16. 16.490 increased by 10% =
  17. 17.136 decreased by 25% =
  18. 18.330 increased by 10% =
  19. 19.500 increased by 5% =
  20. 20.202 increased by 50% =
  21. 21.170 increased by 60% =
  22. 22.185 decreased by 20% =
  23. 23.500 increased by 12% =
  24. 24.144 increased by 50% =
  25. 25.275 increased by 8% =
  26. 26.364 decreased by 25% =
  27. 27.55 decreased by 40% =
  28. 28.670 increased by 10% =
  29. 29.475 decreased by 8% =
  30. 30.360 increased by 10% =
  31. 31.550 increased by 30% =
  32. 32.536 decreased by 25% =
  33. 33.150 increased by 8% =
  34. 34.580 decreased by 5% =
  35. 35.692 increased by 75% =
  36. 36.260 increased by 30% =
  37. 37.525 decreased by 12% =
  38. 38.340 increased by 5% =
  39. 39.240 decreased by 5% =
  40. 40.600 decreased by 8% =

Answer key

  1. 242
  2. 130
  3. 238
  4. 289
  5. 88
  6. 351
  7. 506
  8. 168
  9. 585
  10. 343
  11. 189
  12. 378
  13. 117
  14. 1134
  15. 525
  16. 539
  17. 102
  18. 363
  19. 525
  20. 303
  21. 272
  22. 148
  23. 560
  24. 216
  25. 297
  26. 273
  27. 33
  28. 737
  29. 437
  30. 396
  31. 715
  32. 402
  33. 162
  34. 551
  35. 1211
  36. 338
  37. 462
  38. 357
  39. 228
  40. 552

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