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Percentage Increase and Decrease Trick Worksheet

Speed calculation lesson 23: Increase or decrease by a percent · Set 743 · 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. 1.500 decreased by 8% =
  2. 2.275 increased by 8% =
  3. 3.684 increased by 50% =
  4. 4.800 decreased by 12% =
  5. 5.540 increased by 75% =
  6. 6.530 increased by 40% =
  7. 7.200 increased by 25% =
  8. 8.435 decreased by 20% =
  9. 9.320 increased by 75% =
  10. 10.350 decreased by 12% =
  11. 11.400 decreased by 5% =
  12. 12.324 decreased by 25% =
  13. 13.800 increased by 35% =
  14. 14.130 decreased by 60% =
  15. 15.340 increased by 15% =
  16. 16.310 increased by 10% =
  17. 17.596 increased by 75% =
  18. 18.100 decreased by 8% =
  19. 19.600 decreased by 5% =
  20. 20.330 increased by 60% =
  21. 21.260 increased by 15% =
  22. 22.110 increased by 60% =
  23. 23.570 increased by 60% =
  24. 24.195 increased by 20% =
  25. 25.175 increased by 12% =
  26. 26.625 increased by 12% =
  27. 27.490 decreased by 20% =
  28. 28.706 increased by 50% =
  29. 29.795 decreased by 40% =
  30. 30.460 decreased by 20% =
  31. 31.325 decreased by 40% =
  32. 32.760 increased by 50% =
  33. 33.760 increased by 20% =
  34. 34.530 increased by 30% =
  35. 35.364 decreased by 25% =
  36. 36.280 increased by 5% =
  37. 37.175 decreased by 8% =
  38. 38.330 increased by 60% =
  39. 39.475 increased by 12% =
  40. 40.65 decreased by 20% =

Answer key

  1. 460
  2. 297
  3. 1026
  4. 704
  5. 945
  6. 742
  7. 250
  8. 348
  9. 560
  10. 308
  11. 380
  12. 243
  13. 1080
  14. 52
  15. 391
  16. 341
  17. 1043
  18. 92
  19. 570
  20. 528
  21. 299
  22. 176
  23. 912
  24. 234
  25. 196
  26. 700
  27. 392
  28. 1059
  29. 477
  30. 368
  31. 195
  32. 1140
  33. 912
  34. 689
  35. 273
  36. 294
  37. 161
  38. 528
  39. 532
  40. 52

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