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Percentage Increase and Decrease Trick Worksheet

Speed calculation lesson 23: Increase or decrease by a percent · Set 727 · 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. 1.175 decreased by 8% =
  2. 2.100 increased by 12% =
  3. 3.100 decreased by 8% =
  4. 4.368 increased by 75% =
  5. 5.320 decreased by 35% =
  6. 6.740 decreased by 75% =
  7. 7.440 decreased by 50% =
  8. 8.250 increased by 20% =
  9. 9.350 increased by 10% =
  10. 10.340 increased by 25% =
  11. 11.170 decreased by 40% =
  12. 12.425 decreased by 60% =
  13. 13.80 increased by 40% =
  14. 14.375 decreased by 12% =
  15. 15.375 decreased by 8% =
  16. 16.515 increased by 40% =
  17. 17.750 decreased by 20% =
  18. 18.340 decreased by 30% =
  19. 19.684 decreased by 25% =
  20. 20.740 decreased by 15% =
  21. 21.580 increased by 35% =
  22. 22.740 increased by 35% =
  23. 23.600 decreased by 40% =
  24. 24.360 increased by 30% =
  25. 25.500 increased by 15% =
  26. 26.540 increased by 5% =
  27. 27.590 decreased by 10% =
  28. 28.468 increased by 25% =
  29. 29.550 increased by 60% =
  30. 30.260 decreased by 15% =
  31. 31.510 increased by 60% =
  32. 32.90 increased by 30% =
  33. 33.736 increased by 50% =
  34. 34.560 increased by 5% =
  35. 35.796 increased by 25% =
  36. 36.630 increased by 10% =
  37. 37.756 decreased by 25% =
  38. 38.368 increased by 25% =
  39. 39.210 decreased by 40% =
  40. 40.325 increased by 8% =

Answer key

  1. 161
  2. 112
  3. 92
  4. 644
  5. 208
  6. 185
  7. 220
  8. 300
  9. 385
  10. 425
  11. 102
  12. 170
  13. 112
  14. 330
  15. 345
  16. 721
  17. 600
  18. 238
  19. 513
  20. 629
  21. 783
  22. 999
  23. 360
  24. 468
  25. 575
  26. 567
  27. 531
  28. 585
  29. 880
  30. 221
  31. 816
  32. 117
  33. 1104
  34. 588
  35. 995
  36. 693
  37. 567
  38. 460
  39. 126
  40. 351

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