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Percentage Increase and Decrease Trick Worksheet

Speed calculation lesson 23: Increase or decrease by a percent · Set 595 · 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. 1.200 decreased by 12% =
  2. 2.560 increased by 15% =
  3. 3.270 increased by 30% =
  4. 4.492 increased by 50% =
  5. 5.430 increased by 10% =
  6. 6.500 decreased by 5% =
  7. 7.50 decreased by 8% =
  8. 8.776 decreased by 25% =
  9. 9.280 decreased by 60% =
  10. 10.710 increased by 10% =
  11. 11.300 decreased by 8% =
  12. 12.340 decreased by 35% =
  13. 13.420 increased by 15% =
  14. 14.200 decreased by 10% =
  15. 15.540 increased by 15% =
  16. 16.140 decreased by 60% =
  17. 17.400 increased by 35% =
  18. 18.660 increased by 5% =
  19. 19.575 increased by 8% =
  20. 20.625 increased by 12% =
  21. 21.480 decreased by 30% =
  22. 22.640 decreased by 10% =
  23. 23.800 decreased by 8% =
  24. 24.620 increased by 20% =
  25. 25.510 increased by 30% =
  26. 26.780 increased by 75% =
  27. 27.640 increased by 5% =
  28. 28.595 increased by 20% =
  29. 29.680 decreased by 30% =
  30. 30.395 decreased by 20% =
  31. 31.460 increased by 15% =
  32. 32.590 increased by 10% =
  33. 33.380 increased by 10% =
  34. 34.660 increased by 40% =
  35. 35.455 increased by 40% =
  36. 36.545 increased by 40% =
  37. 37.260 increased by 10% =
  38. 38.125 increased by 8% =
  39. 39.690 increased by 30% =
  40. 40.440 increased by 10% =

Answer key

  1. 176
  2. 644
  3. 351
  4. 738
  5. 473
  6. 475
  7. 46
  8. 582
  9. 112
  10. 781
  11. 276
  12. 221
  13. 483
  14. 180
  15. 621
  16. 56
  17. 540
  18. 693
  19. 621
  20. 700
  21. 336
  22. 576
  23. 736
  24. 744
  25. 663
  26. 1365
  27. 672
  28. 714
  29. 476
  30. 316
  31. 529
  32. 649
  33. 418
  34. 924
  35. 637
  36. 763
  37. 286
  38. 135
  39. 897
  40. 484

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