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Percentage Increase and Decrease Trick Worksheet

Speed calculation lesson 23: Increase or decrease by a percent · Set 824 · 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. 1.525 decreased by 12% =
  2. 2.800 decreased by 10% =
  3. 3.140 increased by 30% =
  4. 4.460 decreased by 50% =
  5. 5.450 decreased by 8% =
  6. 6.740 increased by 15% =
  7. 7.776 decreased by 25% =
  8. 8.110 decreased by 10% =
  9. 9.68 increased by 25% =
  10. 10.260 decreased by 60% =
  11. 11.272 decreased by 25% =
  12. 12.176 decreased by 25% =
  13. 13.348 decreased by 75% =
  14. 14.750 decreased by 8% =
  15. 15.558 increased by 50% =
  16. 16.550 decreased by 12% =
  17. 17.75 decreased by 20% =
  18. 18.100 increased by 8% =
  19. 19.345 increased by 20% =
  20. 20.725 decreased by 8% =
  21. 21.700 increased by 8% =
  22. 22.130 decreased by 20% =
  23. 23.795 decreased by 20% =
  24. 24.624 decreased by 25% =
  25. 25.220 increased by 35% =
  26. 26.230 decreased by 40% =
  27. 27.180 decreased by 40% =
  28. 28.200 increased by 12% =
  29. 29.340 increased by 35% =
  30. 30.764 increased by 25% =
  31. 31.495 increased by 20% =
  32. 32.100 increased by 5% =
  33. 33.792 increased by 75% =
  34. 34.172 decreased by 25% =
  35. 35.680 decreased by 5% =
  36. 36.650 decreased by 12% =
  37. 37.780 decreased by 5% =
  38. 38.520 increased by 15% =
  39. 39.740 increased by 40% =
  40. 40.190 decreased by 30% =

Answer key

  1. 462
  2. 720
  3. 182
  4. 230
  5. 414
  6. 851
  7. 582
  8. 99
  9. 85
  10. 104
  11. 204
  12. 132
  13. 87
  14. 690
  15. 837
  16. 484
  17. 60
  18. 108
  19. 414
  20. 667
  21. 756
  22. 104
  23. 636
  24. 468
  25. 297
  26. 138
  27. 108
  28. 224
  29. 459
  30. 955
  31. 594
  32. 105
  33. 1386
  34. 129
  35. 646
  36. 572
  37. 741
  38. 598
  39. 1036
  40. 133

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