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Percentage Increase and Decrease Trick Worksheet

Speed calculation lesson 23: Increase or decrease by a percent · Set 736 · 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. 1.350 increased by 12% =
  2. 2.640 increased by 5% =
  3. 3.725 increased by 20% =
  4. 4.390 increased by 20% =
  5. 5.168 increased by 75% =
  6. 6.440 increased by 30% =
  7. 7.160 increased by 30% =
  8. 8.60 decreased by 75% =
  9. 9.616 increased by 75% =
  10. 10.580 decreased by 35% =
  11. 11.600 decreased by 5% =
  12. 12.150 increased by 30% =
  13. 13.410 increased by 10% =
  14. 14.200 increased by 75% =
  15. 15.360 decreased by 5% =
  16. 16.438 increased by 50% =
  17. 17.575 increased by 20% =
  18. 18.205 decreased by 60% =
  19. 19.500 increased by 12% =
  20. 20.220 decreased by 15% =
  21. 21.720 decreased by 10% =
  22. 22.240 increased by 5% =
  23. 23.300 increased by 15% =
  24. 24.92 decreased by 75% =
  25. 25.400 decreased by 8% =
  26. 26.660 decreased by 5% =
  27. 27.260 increased by 15% =
  28. 28.344 increased by 75% =
  29. 29.530 decreased by 60% =
  30. 30.40 decreased by 10% =
  31. 31.600 decreased by 12% =
  32. 32.520 decreased by 15% =
  33. 33.348 decreased by 25% =
  34. 34.75 decreased by 40% =
  35. 35.425 increased by 12% =
  36. 36.670 increased by 10% =
  37. 37.110 increased by 10% =
  38. 38.240 decreased by 10% =
  39. 39.800 increased by 40% =
  40. 40.630 increased by 60% =

Answer key

  1. 392
  2. 672
  3. 870
  4. 468
  5. 294
  6. 572
  7. 208
  8. 15
  9. 1078
  10. 377
  11. 570
  12. 195
  13. 451
  14. 350
  15. 342
  16. 657
  17. 690
  18. 82
  19. 560
  20. 187
  21. 648
  22. 252
  23. 345
  24. 23
  25. 368
  26. 627
  27. 299
  28. 602
  29. 212
  30. 36
  31. 528
  32. 442
  33. 261
  34. 45
  35. 476
  36. 737
  37. 121
  38. 216
  39. 1120
  40. 1008

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