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Percentage Increase and Decrease Trick Worksheet

Speed calculation lesson 23: Increase or decrease by a percent · Set 965 · 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. 1.425 increased by 12% =
  2. 2.508 increased by 75% =
  3. 3.675 decreased by 12% =
  4. 4.560 increased by 5% =
  5. 5.780 decreased by 15% =
  6. 6.780 increased by 20% =
  7. 7.570 decreased by 30% =
  8. 8.690 increased by 30% =
  9. 9.105 decreased by 60% =
  10. 10.740 increased by 60% =
  11. 11.600 increased by 12% =
  12. 12.340 decreased by 15% =
  13. 13.730 increased by 50% =
  14. 14.572 decreased by 75% =
  15. 15.475 increased by 12% =
  16. 16.684 decreased by 25% =
  17. 17.280 decreased by 15% =
  18. 18.725 increased by 12% =
  19. 19.45 increased by 20% =
  20. 20.140 increased by 15% =
  21. 21.605 decreased by 40% =
  22. 22.550 increased by 12% =
  23. 23.75 increased by 12% =
  24. 24.670 decreased by 20% =
  25. 25.300 decreased by 35% =
  26. 26.240 increased by 15% =
  27. 27.275 increased by 12% =
  28. 28.100 decreased by 12% =
  29. 29.726 increased by 50% =
  30. 30.125 decreased by 40% =
  31. 31.200 increased by 5% =
  32. 32.125 decreased by 12% =
  33. 33.720 decreased by 30% =
  34. 34.735 decreased by 20% =
  35. 35.132 decreased by 75% =
  36. 36.430 decreased by 10% =
  37. 37.250 decreased by 10% =
  38. 38.320 increased by 35% =
  39. 39.310 increased by 20% =
  40. 40.225 increased by 12% =

Answer key

  1. 476
  2. 889
  3. 594
  4. 588
  5. 663
  6. 936
  7. 399
  8. 897
  9. 42
  10. 1184
  11. 672
  12. 289
  13. 1095
  14. 143
  15. 532
  16. 513
  17. 238
  18. 812
  19. 54
  20. 161
  21. 363
  22. 616
  23. 84
  24. 536
  25. 195
  26. 276
  27. 308
  28. 88
  29. 1089
  30. 75
  31. 210
  32. 110
  33. 504
  34. 588
  35. 33
  36. 387
  37. 225
  38. 432
  39. 372
  40. 252

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