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Percentage Increase and Decrease Trick Worksheet

Speed calculation lesson 23: Increase or decrease by a percent · Set 964 · 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. 1.250 decreased by 12% =
  2. 2.588 increased by 25% =
  3. 3.740 increased by 10% =
  4. 4.440 decreased by 35% =
  5. 5.740 decreased by 25% =
  6. 6.680 increased by 35% =
  7. 7.195 increased by 60% =
  8. 8.575 decreased by 12% =
  9. 9.100 increased by 30% =
  10. 10.690 decreased by 30% =
  11. 11.704 increased by 50% =
  12. 12.376 increased by 75% =
  13. 13.600 increased by 12% =
  14. 14.440 decreased by 5% =
  15. 15.525 increased by 40% =
  16. 16.480 decreased by 35% =
  17. 17.395 decreased by 60% =
  18. 18.300 decreased by 5% =
  19. 19.686 increased by 50% =
  20. 20.760 increased by 15% =
  21. 21.520 decreased by 35% =
  22. 22.180 increased by 5% =
  23. 23.200 increased by 15% =
  24. 24.216 increased by 75% =
  25. 25.370 decreased by 30% =
  26. 26.488 decreased by 50% =
  27. 27.350 increased by 12% =
  28. 28.480 decreased by 10% =
  29. 29.760 decreased by 50% =
  30. 30.744 decreased by 50% =
  31. 31.135 decreased by 20% =
  32. 32.675 increased by 12% =
  33. 33.340 decreased by 35% =
  34. 34.320 decreased by 35% =
  35. 35.780 decreased by 15% =
  36. 36.220 decreased by 10% =
  37. 37.485 decreased by 40% =
  38. 38.750 increased by 30% =
  39. 39.625 decreased by 8% =
  40. 40.250 increased by 12% =

Answer key

  1. 220
  2. 735
  3. 814
  4. 286
  5. 555
  6. 918
  7. 312
  8. 506
  9. 130
  10. 483
  11. 1056
  12. 658
  13. 672
  14. 418
  15. 735
  16. 312
  17. 158
  18. 285
  19. 1029
  20. 874
  21. 338
  22. 189
  23. 230
  24. 378
  25. 259
  26. 244
  27. 392
  28. 432
  29. 380
  30. 372
  31. 108
  32. 756
  33. 221
  34. 208
  35. 663
  36. 198
  37. 291
  38. 975
  39. 575
  40. 280

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