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Percentage Increase and Decrease Trick Worksheet

Speed calculation lesson 23: Increase or decrease by a percent · Set 666 · 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. 1.250 decreased by 8% =
  2. 2.200 increased by 5% =
  3. 3.260 increased by 5% =
  4. 4.112 increased by 75% =
  5. 5.680 increased by 15% =
  6. 6.320 decreased by 15% =
  7. 7.280 decreased by 20% =
  8. 8.520 decreased by 30% =
  9. 9.680 decreased by 35% =
  10. 10.720 decreased by 40% =
  11. 11.800 increased by 35% =
  12. 12.125 decreased by 20% =
  13. 13.392 decreased by 50% =
  14. 14.260 decreased by 15% =
  15. 15.55 increased by 40% =
  16. 16.575 decreased by 8% =
  17. 17.325 increased by 8% =
  18. 18.390 increased by 10% =
  19. 19.50 increased by 8% =
  20. 20.300 decreased by 15% =
  21. 21.720 decreased by 25% =
  22. 22.650 increased by 8% =
  23. 23.678 decreased by 50% =
  24. 24.410 increased by 50% =
  25. 25.258 increased by 50% =
  26. 26.525 increased by 8% =
  27. 27.580 increased by 5% =
  28. 28.770 decreased by 10% =
  29. 29.580 decreased by 15% =
  30. 30.480 decreased by 25% =
  31. 31.774 increased by 50% =
  32. 32.620 decreased by 5% =
  33. 33.238 increased by 50% =
  34. 34.420 decreased by 35% =
  35. 35.240 increased by 30% =
  36. 36.520 increased by 35% =
  37. 37.750 increased by 10% =
  38. 38.540 increased by 15% =
  39. 39.438 increased by 50% =
  40. 40.260 decreased by 35% =

Answer key

  1. 230
  2. 210
  3. 273
  4. 196
  5. 782
  6. 272
  7. 224
  8. 364
  9. 442
  10. 432
  11. 1080
  12. 100
  13. 196
  14. 221
  15. 77
  16. 529
  17. 351
  18. 429
  19. 54
  20. 255
  21. 540
  22. 702
  23. 339
  24. 615
  25. 387
  26. 567
  27. 609
  28. 693
  29. 493
  30. 360
  31. 1161
  32. 589
  33. 357
  34. 273
  35. 312
  36. 702
  37. 825
  38. 621
  39. 657
  40. 169

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