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Percentage Increase and Decrease Trick Worksheet

Speed calculation lesson 23: Increase or decrease by a percent · Set 822 · 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. 1.350 increased by 12% =
  2. 2.520 increased by 20% =
  3. 3.760 decreased by 15% =
  4. 4.250 increased by 50% =
  5. 5.250 increased by 30% =
  6. 6.184 increased by 75% =
  7. 7.500 increased by 5% =
  8. 8.88 increased by 25% =
  9. 9.80 decreased by 50% =
  10. 10.56 decreased by 75% =
  11. 11.488 increased by 75% =
  12. 12.400 decreased by 5% =
  13. 13.550 increased by 10% =
  14. 14.790 decreased by 60% =
  15. 15.160 decreased by 30% =
  16. 16.388 decreased by 25% =
  17. 17.40 increased by 20% =
  18. 18.736 increased by 25% =
  19. 19.762 increased by 50% =
  20. 20.228 decreased by 50% =
  21. 21.530 increased by 30% =
  22. 22.300 increased by 5% =
  23. 23.480 increased by 15% =
  24. 24.180 decreased by 25% =
  25. 25.398 decreased by 50% =
  26. 26.500 increased by 12% =
  27. 27.276 decreased by 75% =
  28. 28.240 decreased by 15% =
  29. 29.425 increased by 12% =
  30. 30.760 decreased by 5% =
  31. 31.622 increased by 50% =
  32. 32.160 increased by 15% =
  33. 33.785 decreased by 20% =
  34. 34.480 decreased by 35% =
  35. 35.125 increased by 20% =
  36. 36.108 increased by 75% =
  37. 37.100 decreased by 8% =
  38. 38.130 increased by 50% =
  39. 39.218 decreased by 50% =
  40. 40.230 increased by 60% =

Answer key

  1. 392
  2. 624
  3. 646
  4. 375
  5. 325
  6. 322
  7. 525
  8. 110
  9. 40
  10. 14
  11. 854
  12. 380
  13. 605
  14. 316
  15. 112
  16. 291
  17. 48
  18. 920
  19. 1143
  20. 114
  21. 689
  22. 315
  23. 552
  24. 135
  25. 199
  26. 560
  27. 69
  28. 204
  29. 476
  30. 722
  31. 933
  32. 184
  33. 628
  34. 312
  35. 150
  36. 189
  37. 92
  38. 195
  39. 109
  40. 368

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