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Percentage Increase and Decrease Trick Worksheet

Speed calculation lesson 23: Increase or decrease by a percent · Set 902 · 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. 1.150 increased by 12% =
  2. 2.130 decreased by 20% =
  3. 3.766 increased by 50% =
  4. 4.675 increased by 8% =
  5. 5.690 decreased by 20% =
  6. 6.150 decreased by 8% =
  7. 7.595 decreased by 20% =
  8. 8.260 decreased by 15% =
  9. 9.750 decreased by 40% =
  10. 10.670 decreased by 10% =
  11. 11.160 increased by 15% =
  12. 12.50 decreased by 20% =
  13. 13.136 decreased by 50% =
  14. 14.250 increased by 30% =
  15. 15.800 decreased by 25% =
  16. 16.70 decreased by 50% =
  17. 17.80 increased by 60% =
  18. 18.575 decreased by 8% =
  19. 19.224 increased by 25% =
  20. 20.250 increased by 10% =
  21. 21.310 decreased by 20% =
  22. 22.80 increased by 5% =
  23. 23.792 increased by 75% =
  24. 24.680 decreased by 5% =
  25. 25.315 increased by 40% =
  26. 26.55 increased by 40% =
  27. 27.636 increased by 50% =
  28. 28.360 increased by 35% =
  29. 29.230 decreased by 20% =
  30. 30.650 increased by 30% =
  31. 31.190 increased by 60% =
  32. 32.800 decreased by 8% =
  33. 33.620 increased by 5% =
  34. 34.220 increased by 5% =
  35. 35.520 increased by 40% =
  36. 36.740 increased by 5% =
  37. 37.50 increased by 10% =
  38. 38.720 increased by 5% =
  39. 39.650 decreased by 8% =
  40. 40.645 decreased by 20% =

Answer key

  1. 168
  2. 104
  3. 1149
  4. 729
  5. 552
  6. 138
  7. 476
  8. 221
  9. 450
  10. 603
  11. 184
  12. 40
  13. 68
  14. 325
  15. 600
  16. 35
  17. 128
  18. 529
  19. 280
  20. 275
  21. 248
  22. 84
  23. 1386
  24. 646
  25. 441
  26. 77
  27. 954
  28. 486
  29. 184
  30. 845
  31. 304
  32. 736
  33. 651
  34. 231
  35. 728
  36. 777
  37. 55
  38. 756
  39. 598
  40. 516

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