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Percentage Increase and Decrease Trick Worksheet

Speed calculation lesson 23: Increase or decrease by a percent · Set 886 · 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. 1.400 increased by 8% =
  2. 2.214 increased by 50% =
  3. 3.280 decreased by 30% =
  4. 4.550 decreased by 8% =
  5. 5.250 decreased by 12% =
  6. 6.525 decreased by 60% =
  7. 7.120 increased by 50% =
  8. 8.260 increased by 35% =
  9. 9.800 decreased by 8% =
  10. 10.700 increased by 12% =
  11. 11.690 decreased by 30% =
  12. 12.184 increased by 25% =
  13. 13.100 increased by 8% =
  14. 14.715 increased by 60% =
  15. 15.140 increased by 15% =
  16. 16.800 increased by 30% =
  17. 17.575 increased by 8% =
  18. 18.800 decreased by 8% =
  19. 19.300 decreased by 10% =
  20. 20.580 decreased by 5% =
  21. 21.130 increased by 40% =
  22. 22.340 increased by 10% =
  23. 23.725 increased by 40% =
  24. 24.644 decreased by 75% =
  25. 25.740 decreased by 5% =
  26. 26.650 increased by 20% =
  27. 27.790 decreased by 20% =
  28. 28.590 increased by 10% =
  29. 29.275 increased by 12% =
  30. 30.380 decreased by 35% =
  31. 31.400 decreased by 35% =
  32. 32.440 decreased by 5% =
  33. 33.280 decreased by 35% =
  34. 34.220 increased by 35% =
  35. 35.450 increased by 12% =
  36. 36.116 decreased by 75% =
  37. 37.550 increased by 50% =
  38. 38.552 increased by 25% =
  39. 39.572 increased by 50% =
  40. 40.750 increased by 60% =

Answer key

  1. 432
  2. 321
  3. 196
  4. 506
  5. 220
  6. 210
  7. 180
  8. 351
  9. 736
  10. 784
  11. 483
  12. 230
  13. 108
  14. 1144
  15. 161
  16. 1040
  17. 621
  18. 736
  19. 270
  20. 551
  21. 182
  22. 374
  23. 1015
  24. 161
  25. 703
  26. 780
  27. 632
  28. 649
  29. 308
  30. 247
  31. 260
  32. 418
  33. 182
  34. 297
  35. 504
  36. 29
  37. 825
  38. 690
  39. 858
  40. 1200

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