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Percentage Increase and Decrease Trick Worksheet

Speed calculation lesson 23: Increase or decrease by a percent · Set 904 · 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. 1.120 increased by 10% =
  2. 2.345 decreased by 20% =
  3. 3.794 increased by 50% =
  4. 4.200 increased by 75% =
  5. 5.540 increased by 35% =
  6. 6.200 decreased by 12% =
  7. 7.300 increased by 5% =
  8. 8.200 increased by 8% =
  9. 9.736 decreased by 25% =
  10. 10.585 increased by 60% =
  11. 11.700 increased by 12% =
  12. 12.640 decreased by 35% =
  13. 13.200 decreased by 10% =
  14. 14.756 decreased by 50% =
  15. 15.90 increased by 10% =
  16. 16.276 decreased by 25% =
  17. 17.50 decreased by 50% =
  18. 18.700 decreased by 5% =
  19. 19.390 decreased by 10% =
  20. 20.270 decreased by 10% =
  21. 21.480 decreased by 5% =
  22. 22.475 increased by 12% =
  23. 23.85 decreased by 40% =
  24. 24.180 decreased by 15% =
  25. 25.405 increased by 20% =
  26. 26.520 increased by 15% =
  27. 27.250 decreased by 30% =
  28. 28.400 increased by 12% =
  29. 29.705 increased by 20% =
  30. 30.80 increased by 30% =
  31. 31.608 increased by 25% =
  32. 32.150 decreased by 8% =
  33. 33.152 decreased by 50% =
  34. 34.456 decreased by 50% =
  35. 35.430 decreased by 40% =
  36. 36.250 decreased by 20% =
  37. 37.750 increased by 8% =
  38. 38.300 increased by 12% =
  39. 39.180 decreased by 15% =
  40. 40.125 increased by 8% =

Answer key

  1. 132
  2. 276
  3. 1191
  4. 350
  5. 729
  6. 176
  7. 315
  8. 216
  9. 552
  10. 936
  11. 784
  12. 416
  13. 180
  14. 378
  15. 99
  16. 207
  17. 25
  18. 665
  19. 351
  20. 243
  21. 456
  22. 532
  23. 51
  24. 153
  25. 486
  26. 598
  27. 175
  28. 448
  29. 846
  30. 104
  31. 760
  32. 138
  33. 76
  34. 228
  35. 258
  36. 200
  37. 810
  38. 336
  39. 153
  40. 135

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