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Percentage Increase and Decrease Trick Worksheet

Speed calculation lesson 23: Increase or decrease by a percent · Set 919 · 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 increased by 12% =
  2. 2.560 decreased by 15% =
  3. 3.240 increased by 30% =
  4. 4.560 increased by 20% =
  5. 5.392 increased by 75% =
  6. 6.75 increased by 12% =
  7. 7.60 decreased by 15% =
  8. 8.200 decreased by 20% =
  9. 9.255 increased by 20% =
  10. 10.560 increased by 60% =
  11. 11.175 increased by 12% =
  12. 12.650 increased by 12% =
  13. 13.540 increased by 60% =
  14. 14.140 increased by 15% =
  15. 15.88 decreased by 75% =
  16. 16.115 increased by 20% =
  17. 17.265 decreased by 40% =
  18. 18.592 decreased by 75% =
  19. 19.756 decreased by 50% =
  20. 20.150 increased by 40% =
  21. 21.248 decreased by 50% =
  22. 22.375 increased by 40% =
  23. 23.780 decreased by 5% =
  24. 24.360 decreased by 5% =
  25. 25.720 increased by 5% =
  26. 26.582 decreased by 50% =
  27. 27.580 decreased by 75% =
  28. 28.300 increased by 10% =
  29. 29.200 decreased by 12% =
  30. 30.50 increased by 40% =
  31. 31.220 increased by 5% =
  32. 32.240 increased by 35% =
  33. 33.90 decreased by 60% =
  34. 34.172 increased by 25% =
  35. 35.225 increased by 60% =
  36. 36.65 increased by 60% =
  37. 37.440 decreased by 35% =
  38. 38.205 decreased by 60% =
  39. 39.142 decreased by 50% =
  40. 40.550 increased by 60% =

Answer key

  1. 140
  2. 476
  3. 312
  4. 672
  5. 686
  6. 84
  7. 51
  8. 160
  9. 306
  10. 896
  11. 196
  12. 728
  13. 864
  14. 161
  15. 22
  16. 138
  17. 159
  18. 148
  19. 378
  20. 210
  21. 124
  22. 525
  23. 741
  24. 342
  25. 756
  26. 291
  27. 145
  28. 330
  29. 176
  30. 70
  31. 231
  32. 324
  33. 36
  34. 215
  35. 360
  36. 104
  37. 286
  38. 82
  39. 71
  40. 880

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