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Percentage Increase and Decrease Trick Worksheet

Speed calculation lesson 23: Increase or decrease by a percent · Set 742 · 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. 1.775 increased by 12% =
  2. 2.670 increased by 10% =
  3. 3.215 increased by 60% =
  4. 4.152 decreased by 25% =
  5. 5.200 increased by 12% =
  6. 6.55 decreased by 60% =
  7. 7.660 increased by 15% =
  8. 8.370 increased by 10% =
  9. 9.280 increased by 10% =
  10. 10.544 increased by 75% =
  11. 11.420 decreased by 50% =
  12. 12.600 increased by 50% =
  13. 13.174 increased by 50% =
  14. 14.690 decreased by 60% =
  15. 15.90 increased by 20% =
  16. 16.100 increased by 50% =
  17. 17.800 increased by 12% =
  18. 18.560 increased by 30% =
  19. 19.640 decreased by 35% =
  20. 20.380 increased by 5% =
  21. 21.600 increased by 30% =
  22. 22.75 decreased by 12% =
  23. 23.635 increased by 40% =
  24. 24.100 decreased by 30% =
  25. 25.302 increased by 50% =
  26. 26.620 increased by 75% =
  27. 27.450 increased by 8% =
  28. 28.120 decreased by 15% =
  29. 29.80 decreased by 35% =
  30. 30.800 decreased by 12% =
  31. 31.340 decreased by 50% =
  32. 32.685 decreased by 60% =
  33. 33.250 increased by 10% =
  34. 34.440 decreased by 10% =
  35. 35.530 decreased by 10% =
  36. 36.400 decreased by 60% =
  37. 37.300 increased by 8% =
  38. 38.45 decreased by 40% =
  39. 39.486 increased by 50% =
  40. 40.688 decreased by 50% =

Answer key

  1. 868
  2. 737
  3. 344
  4. 114
  5. 224
  6. 22
  7. 759
  8. 407
  9. 308
  10. 952
  11. 210
  12. 900
  13. 261
  14. 276
  15. 108
  16. 150
  17. 896
  18. 728
  19. 416
  20. 399
  21. 780
  22. 66
  23. 889
  24. 70
  25. 453
  26. 1085
  27. 486
  28. 102
  29. 52
  30. 704
  31. 170
  32. 274
  33. 275
  34. 396
  35. 477
  36. 160
  37. 324
  38. 27
  39. 729
  40. 344

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