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Percentage Increase and Decrease Trick Worksheet

Speed calculation lesson 23: Increase or decrease by a percent · Set 90 · 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. 1.600 increased by 8% =
  2. 2.495 decreased by 40% =
  3. 3.120 decreased by 5% =
  4. 4.300 decreased by 35% =
  5. 5.195 increased by 20% =
  6. 6.688 decreased by 25% =
  7. 7.622 decreased by 50% =
  8. 8.750 increased by 60% =
  9. 9.302 increased by 50% =
  10. 10.648 increased by 75% =
  11. 11.540 decreased by 35% =
  12. 12.550 increased by 12% =
  13. 13.420 increased by 40% =
  14. 14.300 decreased by 8% =
  15. 15.142 increased by 50% =
  16. 16.414 decreased by 50% =
  17. 17.660 increased by 75% =
  18. 18.410 decreased by 30% =
  19. 19.625 increased by 12% =
  20. 20.460 increased by 5% =
  21. 21.50 increased by 10% =
  22. 22.780 decreased by 5% =
  23. 23.420 decreased by 30% =
  24. 24.160 increased by 15% =
  25. 25.800 increased by 8% =
  26. 26.600 increased by 8% =
  27. 27.642 increased by 50% =
  28. 28.735 increased by 40% =
  29. 29.740 decreased by 60% =
  30. 30.700 increased by 8% =
  31. 31.456 decreased by 25% =
  32. 32.250 increased by 12% =
  33. 33.135 increased by 60% =
  34. 34.580 decreased by 30% =
  35. 35.158 decreased by 50% =
  36. 36.200 decreased by 35% =
  37. 37.632 decreased by 75% =
  38. 38.375 decreased by 8% =
  39. 39.276 increased by 25% =
  40. 40.450 decreased by 12% =

Answer key

  1. 648
  2. 297
  3. 114
  4. 195
  5. 234
  6. 516
  7. 311
  8. 1200
  9. 453
  10. 1134
  11. 351
  12. 616
  13. 588
  14. 276
  15. 213
  16. 207
  17. 1155
  18. 287
  19. 700
  20. 483
  21. 55
  22. 741
  23. 294
  24. 184
  25. 864
  26. 648
  27. 963
  28. 1029
  29. 296
  30. 756
  31. 342
  32. 280
  33. 216
  34. 406
  35. 79
  36. 130
  37. 158
  38. 345
  39. 345
  40. 396

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