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Percentage Increase and Decrease Trick Worksheet

Speed calculation lesson 23: Increase or decrease by a percent · Set 939 · 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. 1.600 increased by 12% =
  2. 2.580 decreased by 15% =
  3. 3.320 increased by 35% =
  4. 4.170 increased by 10% =
  5. 5.412 increased by 75% =
  6. 6.700 decreased by 12% =
  7. 7.86 decreased by 50% =
  8. 8.530 decreased by 10% =
  9. 9.275 increased by 8% =
  10. 10.715 increased by 40% =
  11. 11.600 decreased by 5% =
  12. 12.630 increased by 10% =
  13. 13.426 decreased by 50% =
  14. 14.336 decreased by 25% =
  15. 15.675 decreased by 8% =
  16. 16.525 decreased by 8% =
  17. 17.560 increased by 60% =
  18. 18.300 decreased by 35% =
  19. 19.750 decreased by 12% =
  20. 20.304 decreased by 25% =
  21. 21.220 increased by 5% =
  22. 22.292 increased by 25% =
  23. 23.460 decreased by 75% =
  24. 24.55 increased by 40% =
  25. 25.180 increased by 20% =
  26. 26.450 increased by 12% =
  27. 27.320 decreased by 50% =
  28. 28.800 increased by 15% =
  29. 29.670 decreased by 30% =
  30. 30.300 increased by 15% =
  31. 31.640 increased by 5% =
  32. 32.660 increased by 15% =
  33. 33.235 decreased by 60% =
  34. 34.475 increased by 8% =
  35. 35.105 decreased by 60% =
  36. 36.340 decreased by 5% =
  37. 37.75 increased by 8% =
  38. 38.420 decreased by 5% =
  39. 39.770 decreased by 10% =
  40. 40.700 increased by 12% =

Answer key

  1. 672
  2. 493
  3. 432
  4. 187
  5. 721
  6. 616
  7. 43
  8. 477
  9. 297
  10. 1001
  11. 570
  12. 693
  13. 213
  14. 252
  15. 621
  16. 483
  17. 896
  18. 195
  19. 660
  20. 228
  21. 231
  22. 365
  23. 115
  24. 77
  25. 216
  26. 504
  27. 160
  28. 920
  29. 469
  30. 345
  31. 672
  32. 759
  33. 94
  34. 513
  35. 42
  36. 323
  37. 81
  38. 399
  39. 693
  40. 784

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