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Percentage Increase and Decrease Trick Worksheet

Speed calculation lesson 23: Increase or decrease by a percent · Set 969 · 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 increased by 12% =
  2. 2.100 increased by 8% =
  3. 3.204 increased by 75% =
  4. 4.268 increased by 75% =
  5. 5.450 increased by 20% =
  6. 6.530 decreased by 60% =
  7. 7.450 increased by 30% =
  8. 8.80 decreased by 60% =
  9. 9.490 decreased by 20% =
  10. 10.660 decreased by 15% =
  11. 11.168 decreased by 75% =
  12. 12.228 increased by 75% =
  13. 13.705 decreased by 20% =
  14. 14.50 decreased by 10% =
  15. 15.580 decreased by 30% =
  16. 16.360 increased by 60% =
  17. 17.240 increased by 35% =
  18. 18.800 increased by 12% =
  19. 19.40 increased by 5% =
  20. 20.410 increased by 30% =
  21. 21.148 increased by 75% =
  22. 22.510 decreased by 10% =
  23. 23.340 increased by 30% =
  24. 24.200 increased by 50% =
  25. 25.75 decreased by 12% =
  26. 26.625 decreased by 8% =
  27. 27.600 decreased by 10% =
  28. 28.700 increased by 12% =
  29. 29.370 increased by 50% =
  30. 30.150 increased by 20% =
  31. 31.40 increased by 5% =
  32. 32.540 decreased by 5% =
  33. 33.120 increased by 15% =
  34. 34.86 decreased by 50% =
  35. 35.680 increased by 5% =
  36. 36.690 increased by 30% =
  37. 37.60 increased by 50% =
  38. 38.240 increased by 35% =
  39. 39.165 increased by 60% =
  40. 40.214 increased by 50% =

Answer key

  1. 56
  2. 108
  3. 357
  4. 469
  5. 540
  6. 212
  7. 585
  8. 32
  9. 392
  10. 561
  11. 42
  12. 399
  13. 564
  14. 45
  15. 406
  16. 576
  17. 324
  18. 896
  19. 42
  20. 533
  21. 259
  22. 459
  23. 442
  24. 300
  25. 66
  26. 575
  27. 540
  28. 784
  29. 555
  30. 180
  31. 42
  32. 513
  33. 138
  34. 43
  35. 714
  36. 897
  37. 90
  38. 324
  39. 264
  40. 321

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