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Percentage Increase and Decrease Trick Worksheet

Speed calculation lesson 23: Increase or decrease by a percent · Set 908 · 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. 1.50 increased by 12% =
  2. 2.780 decreased by 10% =
  3. 3.775 increased by 40% =
  4. 4.320 increased by 60% =
  5. 5.120 decreased by 40% =
  6. 6.310 increased by 10% =
  7. 7.200 decreased by 15% =
  8. 8.140 increased by 5% =
  9. 9.655 decreased by 40% =
  10. 10.520 decreased by 30% =
  11. 11.180 increased by 5% =
  12. 12.242 increased by 50% =
  13. 13.420 decreased by 5% =
  14. 14.555 increased by 60% =
  15. 15.250 decreased by 30% =
  16. 16.94 decreased by 50% =
  17. 17.300 decreased by 35% =
  18. 18.160 increased by 10% =
  19. 19.740 increased by 40% =
  20. 20.240 decreased by 35% =
  21. 21.780 decreased by 5% =
  22. 22.460 increased by 5% =
  23. 23.700 increased by 8% =
  24. 24.376 increased by 50% =
  25. 25.160 decreased by 15% =
  26. 26.750 increased by 8% =
  27. 27.410 decreased by 30% =
  28. 28.665 increased by 20% =
  29. 29.600 decreased by 35% =
  30. 30.640 decreased by 20% =
  31. 31.225 decreased by 60% =
  32. 32.200 increased by 10% =
  33. 33.230 increased by 10% =
  34. 34.300 decreased by 15% =
  35. 35.740 increased by 15% =
  36. 36.300 decreased by 75% =
  37. 37.720 decreased by 5% =
  38. 38.285 decreased by 20% =
  39. 39.792 decreased by 50% =
  40. 40.280 increased by 35% =

Answer key

  1. 56
  2. 702
  3. 1085
  4. 512
  5. 72
  6. 341
  7. 170
  8. 147
  9. 393
  10. 364
  11. 189
  12. 363
  13. 399
  14. 888
  15. 175
  16. 47
  17. 195
  18. 176
  19. 1036
  20. 156
  21. 741
  22. 483
  23. 756
  24. 564
  25. 136
  26. 810
  27. 287
  28. 798
  29. 390
  30. 512
  31. 90
  32. 220
  33. 253
  34. 255
  35. 851
  36. 75
  37. 684
  38. 228
  39. 396
  40. 378

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