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Percentage Increase and Decrease Trick Worksheet

Speed calculation lesson 23: Increase or decrease by a percent · Set 712 · 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 increased by 8% =
  2. 2.140 increased by 10% =
  3. 3.600 increased by 12% =
  4. 4.592 decreased by 25% =
  5. 5.532 decreased by 75% =
  6. 6.600 increased by 25% =
  7. 7.100 increased by 5% =
  8. 8.175 decreased by 8% =
  9. 9.160 increased by 15% =
  10. 10.700 increased by 8% =
  11. 11.240 increased by 30% =
  12. 12.480 decreased by 60% =
  13. 13.448 increased by 25% =
  14. 14.264 increased by 50% =
  15. 15.40 increased by 35% =
  16. 16.480 decreased by 20% =
  17. 17.295 decreased by 60% =
  18. 18.775 decreased by 12% =
  19. 19.680 increased by 30% =
  20. 20.475 decreased by 12% =
  21. 21.640 increased by 5% =
  22. 22.400 decreased by 10% =
  23. 23.400 increased by 30% =
  24. 24.450 decreased by 12% =
  25. 25.175 increased by 8% =
  26. 26.525 increased by 12% =
  27. 27.540 decreased by 15% =
  28. 28.120 decreased by 30% =
  29. 29.640 increased by 5% =
  30. 30.540 decreased by 35% =
  31. 31.280 decreased by 35% =
  32. 32.138 decreased by 50% =
  33. 33.70 decreased by 10% =
  34. 34.392 increased by 25% =
  35. 35.580 decreased by 5% =
  36. 36.720 increased by 5% =
  37. 37.620 increased by 5% =
  38. 38.260 increased by 10% =
  39. 39.90 decreased by 20% =
  40. 40.660 increased by 30% =

Answer key

  1. 270
  2. 154
  3. 672
  4. 444
  5. 133
  6. 750
  7. 105
  8. 161
  9. 184
  10. 756
  11. 312
  12. 192
  13. 560
  14. 396
  15. 54
  16. 384
  17. 118
  18. 682
  19. 884
  20. 418
  21. 672
  22. 360
  23. 520
  24. 396
  25. 189
  26. 588
  27. 459
  28. 84
  29. 672
  30. 351
  31. 182
  32. 69
  33. 63
  34. 490
  35. 551
  36. 756
  37. 651
  38. 286
  39. 72
  40. 858

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