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Percentage Increase and Decrease Trick Worksheet

Speed calculation lesson 23: Increase or decrease by a percent · Set 946 · 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 decreased by 12% =
  2. 2.594 decreased by 50% =
  3. 3.280 increased by 15% =
  4. 4.380 decreased by 25% =
  5. 5.325 increased by 20% =
  6. 6.244 decreased by 75% =
  7. 7.90 increased by 10% =
  8. 8.745 increased by 40% =
  9. 9.580 decreased by 25% =
  10. 10.450 increased by 8% =
  11. 11.210 decreased by 20% =
  12. 12.500 decreased by 20% =
  13. 13.650 increased by 12% =
  14. 14.600 increased by 30% =
  15. 15.526 decreased by 50% =
  16. 16.500 increased by 15% =
  17. 17.300 decreased by 8% =
  18. 18.165 increased by 40% =
  19. 19.350 increased by 30% =
  20. 20.740 decreased by 15% =
  21. 21.640 decreased by 10% =
  22. 22.540 increased by 35% =
  23. 23.600 increased by 12% =
  24. 24.180 increased by 15% =
  25. 25.575 decreased by 12% =
  26. 26.436 increased by 25% =
  27. 27.770 decreased by 10% =
  28. 28.424 decreased by 75% =
  29. 29.390 decreased by 30% =
  30. 30.400 increased by 35% =
  31. 31.275 decreased by 12% =
  32. 32.295 increased by 60% =
  33. 33.540 increased by 15% =
  34. 34.100 increased by 15% =
  35. 35.120 decreased by 15% =
  36. 36.800 increased by 5% =
  37. 37.340 decreased by 30% =
  38. 38.205 increased by 60% =
  39. 39.525 increased by 8% =
  40. 40.260 decreased by 60% =

Answer key

  1. 44
  2. 297
  3. 322
  4. 285
  5. 390
  6. 61
  7. 99
  8. 1043
  9. 435
  10. 486
  11. 168
  12. 400
  13. 728
  14. 780
  15. 263
  16. 575
  17. 276
  18. 231
  19. 455
  20. 629
  21. 576
  22. 729
  23. 672
  24. 207
  25. 506
  26. 545
  27. 693
  28. 106
  29. 273
  30. 540
  31. 242
  32. 472
  33. 621
  34. 115
  35. 102
  36. 840
  37. 238
  38. 328
  39. 567
  40. 104

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