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Percentage Increase and Decrease Trick Worksheet

Speed calculation lesson 23: Increase or decrease by a percent · Set 633 · 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. 1.400 increased by 8% =
  2. 2.84 increased by 50% =
  3. 3.165 increased by 60% =
  4. 4.400 increased by 15% =
  5. 5.490 decreased by 30% =
  6. 6.595 increased by 60% =
  7. 7.765 increased by 20% =
  8. 8.730 increased by 30% =
  9. 9.400 decreased by 8% =
  10. 10.250 decreased by 12% =
  11. 11.440 decreased by 15% =
  12. 12.355 decreased by 20% =
  13. 13.125 decreased by 12% =
  14. 14.580 decreased by 5% =
  15. 15.100 decreased by 5% =
  16. 16.665 decreased by 20% =
  17. 17.400 increased by 30% =
  18. 18.100 increased by 8% =
  19. 19.96 increased by 75% =
  20. 20.350 decreased by 12% =
  21. 21.220 decreased by 15% =
  22. 22.456 increased by 75% =
  23. 23.604 decreased by 25% =
  24. 24.708 increased by 50% =
  25. 25.360 increased by 30% =
  26. 26.725 decreased by 40% =
  27. 27.175 decreased by 8% =
  28. 28.370 decreased by 30% =
  29. 29.266 decreased by 50% =
  30. 30.256 increased by 25% =
  31. 31.765 decreased by 60% =
  32. 32.680 decreased by 35% =
  33. 33.130 decreased by 10% =
  34. 34.708 increased by 75% =
  35. 35.560 decreased by 30% =
  36. 36.344 increased by 75% =
  37. 37.180 increased by 75% =
  38. 38.410 decreased by 20% =
  39. 39.375 increased by 12% =
  40. 40.375 increased by 8% =

Answer key

  1. 432
  2. 126
  3. 264
  4. 460
  5. 343
  6. 952
  7. 918
  8. 949
  9. 368
  10. 220
  11. 374
  12. 284
  13. 110
  14. 551
  15. 95
  16. 532
  17. 520
  18. 108
  19. 168
  20. 308
  21. 187
  22. 798
  23. 453
  24. 1062
  25. 468
  26. 435
  27. 161
  28. 259
  29. 133
  30. 320
  31. 306
  32. 442
  33. 117
  34. 1239
  35. 392
  36. 602
  37. 315
  38. 328
  39. 420
  40. 405

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