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Percentage Increase and Decrease Trick Worksheet

Speed calculation lesson 23: Increase or decrease by a percent · Set 593 · 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. 1.350 increased by 12% =
  2. 2.200 decreased by 30% =
  3. 3.50 decreased by 60% =
  4. 4.320 decreased by 40% =
  5. 5.320 decreased by 40% =
  6. 6.100 increased by 30% =
  7. 7.340 decreased by 35% =
  8. 8.695 decreased by 20% =
  9. 9.320 decreased by 40% =
  10. 10.125 decreased by 12% =
  11. 11.680 decreased by 35% =
  12. 12.428 increased by 25% =
  13. 13.400 increased by 15% =
  14. 14.770 decreased by 30% =
  15. 15.160 decreased by 60% =
  16. 16.525 decreased by 12% =
  17. 17.80 increased by 30% =
  18. 18.675 increased by 8% =
  19. 19.105 decreased by 20% =
  20. 20.200 increased by 30% =
  21. 21.74 increased by 50% =
  22. 22.400 increased by 35% =
  23. 23.725 decreased by 12% =
  24. 24.272 increased by 75% =
  25. 25.410 decreased by 20% =
  26. 26.196 decreased by 25% =
  27. 27.150 increased by 60% =
  28. 28.608 increased by 25% =
  29. 29.480 decreased by 10% =
  30. 30.50 increased by 30% =
  31. 31.125 decreased by 8% =
  32. 32.190 increased by 10% =
  33. 33.564 decreased by 75% =
  34. 34.400 decreased by 40% =
  35. 35.660 decreased by 60% =
  36. 36.720 increased by 15% =
  37. 37.40 increased by 15% =
  38. 38.615 decreased by 60% =
  39. 39.40 increased by 75% =
  40. 40.324 increased by 75% =

Answer key

  1. 392
  2. 140
  3. 20
  4. 192
  5. 192
  6. 130
  7. 221
  8. 556
  9. 192
  10. 110
  11. 442
  12. 535
  13. 460
  14. 539
  15. 64
  16. 462
  17. 104
  18. 729
  19. 84
  20. 260
  21. 111
  22. 540
  23. 638
  24. 476
  25. 328
  26. 147
  27. 240
  28. 760
  29. 432
  30. 65
  31. 115
  32. 209
  33. 141
  34. 240
  35. 264
  36. 828
  37. 46
  38. 246
  39. 70
  40. 567

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