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Percentage Increase and Decrease Trick Worksheet

Speed calculation lesson 23: Increase or decrease by a percent · Set 592 · 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 increased by 12% =
  2. 2.530 increased by 10% =
  3. 3.215 increased by 20% =
  4. 4.580 decreased by 15% =
  5. 5.136 decreased by 25% =
  6. 6.675 increased by 8% =
  7. 7.40 decreased by 40% =
  8. 8.720 decreased by 10% =
  9. 9.140 increased by 10% =
  10. 10.770 decreased by 10% =
  11. 11.380 decreased by 10% =
  12. 12.170 increased by 20% =
  13. 13.100 decreased by 5% =
  14. 14.340 increased by 35% =
  15. 15.640 decreased by 15% =
  16. 16.700 increased by 10% =
  17. 17.195 decreased by 40% =
  18. 18.508 increased by 25% =
  19. 19.460 increased by 5% =
  20. 20.352 decreased by 75% =
  21. 21.40 increased by 75% =
  22. 22.710 increased by 20% =
  23. 23.675 decreased by 12% =
  24. 24.222 decreased by 50% =
  25. 25.245 increased by 20% =
  26. 26.150 decreased by 40% =
  27. 27.120 decreased by 5% =
  28. 28.165 decreased by 40% =
  29. 29.270 increased by 50% =
  30. 30.725 increased by 8% =
  31. 31.310 decreased by 30% =
  32. 32.750 decreased by 8% =
  33. 33.475 decreased by 12% =
  34. 34.695 increased by 20% =
  35. 35.210 decreased by 50% =
  36. 36.720 decreased by 35% =
  37. 37.448 decreased by 25% =
  38. 38.60 decreased by 35% =
  39. 39.720 decreased by 10% =
  40. 40.790 increased by 20% =

Answer key

  1. 700
  2. 583
  3. 258
  4. 493
  5. 102
  6. 729
  7. 24
  8. 648
  9. 154
  10. 693
  11. 342
  12. 204
  13. 95
  14. 459
  15. 544
  16. 770
  17. 117
  18. 635
  19. 483
  20. 88
  21. 70
  22. 852
  23. 594
  24. 111
  25. 294
  26. 90
  27. 114
  28. 99
  29. 405
  30. 783
  31. 217
  32. 690
  33. 418
  34. 834
  35. 105
  36. 468
  37. 336
  38. 39
  39. 648
  40. 948

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