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Percentage Increase and Decrease Trick Worksheet

Speed calculation lesson 23: Increase or decrease by a percent · Set 761 · 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. 1.625 increased by 8% =
  2. 2.572 decreased by 75% =
  3. 3.708 decreased by 75% =
  4. 4.215 increased by 40% =
  5. 5.720 increased by 35% =
  6. 6.200 decreased by 10% =
  7. 7.380 increased by 15% =
  8. 8.600 decreased by 35% =
  9. 9.160 decreased by 5% =
  10. 10.120 increased by 15% =
  11. 11.460 decreased by 15% =
  12. 12.360 increased by 35% =
  13. 13.412 increased by 25% =
  14. 14.300 decreased by 20% =
  15. 15.165 increased by 60% =
  16. 16.116 decreased by 25% =
  17. 17.120 decreased by 40% =
  18. 18.400 decreased by 35% =
  19. 19.420 decreased by 5% =
  20. 20.616 decreased by 50% =
  21. 21.230 increased by 60% =
  22. 22.68 increased by 50% =
  23. 23.500 decreased by 30% =
  24. 24.326 increased by 50% =
  25. 25.564 increased by 25% =
  26. 26.540 decreased by 20% =
  27. 27.600 increased by 35% =
  28. 28.745 increased by 20% =
  29. 29.640 decreased by 15% =
  30. 30.355 increased by 20% =
  31. 31.500 decreased by 30% =
  32. 32.800 decreased by 8% =
  33. 33.360 decreased by 30% =
  34. 34.205 increased by 20% =
  35. 35.220 increased by 20% =
  36. 36.50 decreased by 12% =
  37. 37.360 decreased by 5% =
  38. 38.50 increased by 12% =
  39. 39.684 increased by 75% =
  40. 40.310 increased by 40% =

Answer key

  1. 675
  2. 143
  3. 177
  4. 301
  5. 972
  6. 180
  7. 437
  8. 390
  9. 152
  10. 138
  11. 391
  12. 486
  13. 515
  14. 240
  15. 264
  16. 87
  17. 72
  18. 260
  19. 399
  20. 308
  21. 368
  22. 102
  23. 350
  24. 489
  25. 705
  26. 432
  27. 810
  28. 894
  29. 544
  30. 426
  31. 350
  32. 736
  33. 252
  34. 246
  35. 264
  36. 44
  37. 342
  38. 56
  39. 1197
  40. 434

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