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Percentage Increase and Decrease Trick Worksheet

Speed calculation lesson 23: Increase or decrease by a percent · Set 909 · 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. 1.125 decreased by 8% =
  2. 2.140 increased by 60% =
  3. 3.130 increased by 10% =
  4. 4.128 increased by 25% =
  5. 5.160 increased by 10% =
  6. 6.760 increased by 30% =
  7. 7.450 decreased by 30% =
  8. 8.240 decreased by 10% =
  9. 9.60 increased by 15% =
  10. 10.564 increased by 75% =
  11. 11.264 increased by 25% =
  12. 12.525 decreased by 12% =
  13. 13.600 increased by 15% =
  14. 14.320 decreased by 75% =
  15. 15.110 decreased by 10% =
  16. 16.180 decreased by 35% =
  17. 17.300 increased by 12% =
  18. 18.720 increased by 30% =
  19. 19.410 increased by 20% =
  20. 20.80 increased by 30% =
  21. 21.750 increased by 10% =
  22. 22.745 decreased by 60% =
  23. 23.760 increased by 5% =
  24. 24.105 decreased by 20% =
  25. 25.460 increased by 50% =
  26. 26.540 decreased by 10% =
  27. 27.300 decreased by 8% =
  28. 28.785 increased by 20% =
  29. 29.220 increased by 15% =
  30. 30.90 decreased by 10% =
  31. 31.292 decreased by 25% =
  32. 32.800 increased by 15% =
  33. 33.720 decreased by 35% =
  34. 34.144 decreased by 75% =
  35. 35.680 decreased by 40% =
  36. 36.550 decreased by 30% =
  37. 37.45 increased by 20% =
  38. 38.140 decreased by 40% =
  39. 39.410 decreased by 60% =
  40. 40.190 increased by 60% =

Answer key

  1. 115
  2. 224
  3. 143
  4. 160
  5. 176
  6. 988
  7. 315
  8. 216
  9. 69
  10. 987
  11. 330
  12. 462
  13. 690
  14. 80
  15. 99
  16. 117
  17. 336
  18. 936
  19. 492
  20. 104
  21. 825
  22. 298
  23. 798
  24. 84
  25. 690
  26. 486
  27. 276
  28. 942
  29. 253
  30. 81
  31. 219
  32. 920
  33. 468
  34. 36
  35. 408
  36. 385
  37. 54
  38. 84
  39. 164
  40. 304

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