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Percentage Increase and Decrease Trick Worksheet

Speed calculation lesson 23: Increase or decrease by a percent · Set 91 · 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. 1.225 increased by 8% =
  2. 2.700 decreased by 5% =
  3. 3.690 increased by 10% =
  4. 4.408 increased by 25% =
  5. 5.580 increased by 20% =
  6. 6.490 increased by 10% =
  7. 7.120 increased by 15% =
  8. 8.175 decreased by 12% =
  9. 9.580 increased by 40% =
  10. 10.40 decreased by 30% =
  11. 11.220 increased by 10% =
  12. 12.256 increased by 75% =
  13. 13.40 decreased by 40% =
  14. 14.670 decreased by 20% =
  15. 15.535 increased by 20% =
  16. 16.400 decreased by 8% =
  17. 17.400 increased by 30% =
  18. 18.60 increased by 5% =
  19. 19.720 decreased by 15% =
  20. 20.248 increased by 50% =
  21. 21.80 decreased by 5% =
  22. 22.204 decreased by 75% =
  23. 23.500 increased by 15% =
  24. 24.180 increased by 35% =
  25. 25.148 decreased by 25% =
  26. 26.245 decreased by 40% =
  27. 27.272 decreased by 25% =
  28. 28.492 increased by 50% =
  29. 29.710 increased by 10% =
  30. 30.720 decreased by 60% =
  31. 31.310 decreased by 30% =
  32. 32.44 increased by 25% =
  33. 33.240 decreased by 10% =
  34. 34.465 decreased by 60% =
  35. 35.280 decreased by 5% =
  36. 36.415 decreased by 20% =
  37. 37.750 increased by 60% =
  38. 38.140 decreased by 10% =
  39. 39.490 increased by 20% =
  40. 40.175 increased by 12% =

Answer key

  1. 243
  2. 665
  3. 759
  4. 510
  5. 696
  6. 539
  7. 138
  8. 154
  9. 812
  10. 28
  11. 242
  12. 448
  13. 24
  14. 536
  15. 642
  16. 368
  17. 520
  18. 63
  19. 612
  20. 372
  21. 76
  22. 51
  23. 575
  24. 243
  25. 111
  26. 147
  27. 204
  28. 738
  29. 781
  30. 288
  31. 217
  32. 55
  33. 216
  34. 186
  35. 266
  36. 332
  37. 1200
  38. 126
  39. 588
  40. 196

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