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Percentage Increase and Decrease Trick Worksheet

Speed calculation lesson 23: Increase or decrease by a percent · Set 74 · 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. 1.150 decreased by 12% =
  2. 2.620 increased by 40% =
  3. 3.460 decreased by 35% =
  4. 4.480 increased by 10% =
  5. 5.572 decreased by 25% =
  6. 6.240 increased by 15% =
  7. 7.160 decreased by 5% =
  8. 8.268 increased by 75% =
  9. 9.140 decreased by 5% =
  10. 10.175 decreased by 12% =
  11. 11.100 decreased by 5% =
  12. 12.464 increased by 75% =
  13. 13.560 decreased by 35% =
  14. 14.225 increased by 12% =
  15. 15.150 increased by 20% =
  16. 16.220 increased by 10% =
  17. 17.120 decreased by 15% =
  18. 18.280 decreased by 5% =
  19. 19.280 decreased by 5% =
  20. 20.130 increased by 10% =
  21. 21.600 increased by 8% =
  22. 22.750 decreased by 40% =
  23. 23.800 decreased by 15% =
  24. 24.260 decreased by 60% =
  25. 25.720 decreased by 5% =
  26. 26.120 increased by 5% =
  27. 27.568 decreased by 25% =
  28. 28.180 decreased by 15% =
  29. 29.300 decreased by 8% =
  30. 30.550 decreased by 8% =
  31. 31.610 increased by 30% =
  32. 32.700 increased by 60% =
  33. 33.320 increased by 5% =
  34. 34.625 decreased by 20% =
  35. 35.375 increased by 8% =
  36. 36.60 increased by 35% =
  37. 37.325 decreased by 20% =
  38. 38.164 decreased by 75% =
  39. 39.100 increased by 30% =
  40. 40.435 increased by 20% =

Answer key

  1. 132
  2. 868
  3. 299
  4. 528
  5. 429
  6. 276
  7. 152
  8. 469
  9. 133
  10. 154
  11. 95
  12. 812
  13. 364
  14. 252
  15. 180
  16. 242
  17. 102
  18. 266
  19. 266
  20. 143
  21. 648
  22. 450
  23. 680
  24. 104
  25. 684
  26. 126
  27. 426
  28. 153
  29. 276
  30. 506
  31. 793
  32. 1120
  33. 336
  34. 500
  35. 405
  36. 81
  37. 260
  38. 41
  39. 130
  40. 522

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