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Percentage Increase and Decrease Trick Worksheet

Speed calculation lesson 23: Increase or decrease by a percent · Set 834 · 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. 1.70 increased by 20% =
  2. 2.400 decreased by 12% =
  3. 3.80 increased by 35% =
  4. 4.200 increased by 12% =
  5. 5.340 decreased by 30% =
  6. 6.280 decreased by 10% =
  7. 7.715 increased by 20% =
  8. 8.376 increased by 75% =
  9. 9.725 increased by 12% =
  10. 10.628 decreased by 25% =
  11. 11.80 decreased by 30% =
  12. 12.140 increased by 5% =
  13. 13.140 increased by 15% =
  14. 14.750 increased by 30% =
  15. 15.390 increased by 10% =
  16. 16.250 decreased by 20% =
  17. 17.320 decreased by 15% =
  18. 18.184 decreased by 75% =
  19. 19.350 increased by 30% =
  20. 20.580 decreased by 5% =
  21. 21.575 increased by 8% =
  22. 22.578 increased by 50% =
  23. 23.800 increased by 12% =
  24. 24.40 decreased by 40% =
  25. 25.550 increased by 8% =
  26. 26.665 decreased by 20% =
  27. 27.500 increased by 5% =
  28. 28.500 increased by 10% =
  29. 29.450 decreased by 20% =
  30. 30.352 decreased by 75% =
  31. 31.270 decreased by 30% =
  32. 32.620 increased by 30% =
  33. 33.440 decreased by 5% =
  34. 34.100 decreased by 12% =
  35. 35.740 increased by 10% =
  36. 36.372 increased by 25% =
  37. 37.750 increased by 8% =
  38. 38.700 decreased by 60% =
  39. 39.680 increased by 15% =
  40. 40.700 decreased by 10% =

Answer key

  1. 84
  2. 352
  3. 108
  4. 224
  5. 238
  6. 252
  7. 858
  8. 658
  9. 812
  10. 471
  11. 56
  12. 147
  13. 161
  14. 975
  15. 429
  16. 200
  17. 272
  18. 46
  19. 455
  20. 551
  21. 621
  22. 867
  23. 896
  24. 24
  25. 594
  26. 532
  27. 525
  28. 550
  29. 360
  30. 88
  31. 189
  32. 806
  33. 418
  34. 88
  35. 814
  36. 465
  37. 810
  38. 280
  39. 782
  40. 630

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