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Percentage Increase and Decrease Trick Worksheet

Speed calculation lesson 23: Increase or decrease by a percent · Set 882 · 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. 1.612 increased by 25% =
  2. 2.370 increased by 10% =
  3. 3.50 decreased by 8% =
  4. 4.750 increased by 20% =
  5. 5.390 decreased by 50% =
  6. 6.376 decreased by 25% =
  7. 7.80 increased by 5% =
  8. 8.60 decreased by 15% =
  9. 9.150 increased by 60% =
  10. 10.370 increased by 50% =
  11. 11.70 decreased by 20% =
  12. 12.360 decreased by 5% =
  13. 13.220 decreased by 15% =
  14. 14.200 decreased by 75% =
  15. 15.720 increased by 40% =
  16. 16.425 decreased by 12% =
  17. 17.600 increased by 8% =
  18. 18.410 increased by 10% =
  19. 19.600 decreased by 15% =
  20. 20.360 increased by 10% =
  21. 21.330 increased by 10% =
  22. 22.232 increased by 50% =
  23. 23.672 decreased by 25% =
  24. 24.85 increased by 20% =
  25. 25.414 increased by 50% =
  26. 26.750 increased by 20% =
  27. 27.120 decreased by 60% =
  28. 28.60 increased by 10% =
  29. 29.200 decreased by 30% =
  30. 30.540 decreased by 35% =
  31. 31.78 decreased by 50% =
  32. 32.420 increased by 10% =
  33. 33.225 decreased by 12% =
  34. 34.80 decreased by 10% =
  35. 35.500 increased by 12% =
  36. 36.650 increased by 10% =
  37. 37.228 decreased by 25% =
  38. 38.140 decreased by 15% =
  39. 39.130 increased by 20% =
  40. 40.150 decreased by 12% =

Answer key

  1. 765
  2. 407
  3. 46
  4. 900
  5. 195
  6. 282
  7. 84
  8. 51
  9. 240
  10. 555
  11. 56
  12. 342
  13. 187
  14. 50
  15. 1008
  16. 374
  17. 648
  18. 451
  19. 510
  20. 396
  21. 363
  22. 348
  23. 504
  24. 102
  25. 621
  26. 900
  27. 48
  28. 66
  29. 140
  30. 351
  31. 39
  32. 462
  33. 198
  34. 72
  35. 560
  36. 715
  37. 171
  38. 119
  39. 156
  40. 132

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