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Percentage Increase and Decrease Trick Worksheet

Speed calculation lesson 23: Increase or decrease by a percent · Set 758 · 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. 2.112 increased by 75% =
  3. 3.500 decreased by 8% =
  4. 4.792 increased by 25% =
  5. 5.100 decreased by 12% =
  6. 6.640 increased by 35% =
  7. 7.288 decreased by 75% =
  8. 8.350 decreased by 12% =
  9. 9.295 increased by 40% =
  10. 10.700 increased by 5% =
  11. 11.415 increased by 20% =
  12. 12.660 decreased by 40% =
  13. 13.70 decreased by 20% =
  14. 14.265 decreased by 60% =
  15. 15.164 increased by 50% =
  16. 16.220 increased by 35% =
  17. 17.200 increased by 35% =
  18. 18.675 decreased by 12% =
  19. 19.615 decreased by 60% =
  20. 20.380 decreased by 5% =
  21. 21.420 decreased by 35% =
  22. 22.250 increased by 8% =
  23. 23.400 increased by 30% =
  24. 24.100 decreased by 5% =
  25. 25.476 increased by 75% =
  26. 26.182 increased by 50% =
  27. 27.270 increased by 30% =
  28. 28.140 increased by 5% =
  29. 29.725 decreased by 40% =
  30. 30.110 decreased by 10% =
  31. 31.430 decreased by 20% =
  32. 32.280 increased by 5% =
  33. 33.320 increased by 10% =
  34. 34.568 decreased by 25% =
  35. 35.145 increased by 20% =
  36. 36.700 decreased by 10% =
  37. 37.475 increased by 8% =
  38. 38.190 decreased by 50% =
  39. 39.128 decreased by 25% =
  40. 40.360 increased by 35% =

Answer key

  1. 161
  2. 196
  3. 460
  4. 990
  5. 88
  6. 864
  7. 72
  8. 308
  9. 413
  10. 735
  11. 498
  12. 396
  13. 56
  14. 106
  15. 246
  16. 297
  17. 270
  18. 594
  19. 246
  20. 361
  21. 273
  22. 270
  23. 520
  24. 95
  25. 833
  26. 273
  27. 351
  28. 147
  29. 435
  30. 99
  31. 344
  32. 294
  33. 352
  34. 426
  35. 174
  36. 630
  37. 513
  38. 95
  39. 96
  40. 486

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