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Percentage Increase and Decrease Trick Worksheet

Speed calculation lesson 23: Increase or decrease by a percent · Set 97 · 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. 2.104 increased by 50% =
  3. 3.300 increased by 15% =
  4. 4.460 decreased by 5% =
  5. 5.250 increased by 30% =
  6. 6.475 increased by 8% =
  7. 7.224 increased by 50% =
  8. 8.670 decreased by 50% =
  9. 9.475 increased by 12% =
  10. 10.508 decreased by 25% =
  11. 11.405 increased by 40% =
  12. 12.520 increased by 35% =
  13. 13.112 increased by 50% =
  14. 14.260 decreased by 15% =
  15. 15.740 increased by 5% =
  16. 16.375 increased by 40% =
  17. 17.488 increased by 50% =
  18. 18.200 decreased by 10% =
  19. 19.548 decreased by 50% =
  20. 20.195 increased by 20% =
  21. 21.735 decreased by 60% =
  22. 22.456 increased by 25% =
  23. 23.310 decreased by 50% =
  24. 24.540 increased by 35% =
  25. 25.160 decreased by 15% =
  26. 26.736 decreased by 25% =
  27. 27.280 increased by 15% =
  28. 28.755 decreased by 20% =
  29. 29.450 decreased by 60% =
  30. 30.560 increased by 30% =
  31. 31.240 increased by 30% =
  32. 32.630 decreased by 10% =
  33. 33.740 increased by 5% =
  34. 34.475 increased by 8% =
  35. 35.500 increased by 20% =
  36. 36.480 decreased by 40% =
  37. 37.140 decreased by 50% =
  38. 38.480 decreased by 15% =
  39. 39.145 decreased by 20% =
  40. 40.564 decreased by 75% =

Answer key

  1. 672
  2. 156
  3. 345
  4. 437
  5. 325
  6. 513
  7. 336
  8. 335
  9. 532
  10. 381
  11. 567
  12. 702
  13. 168
  14. 221
  15. 777
  16. 525
  17. 732
  18. 180
  19. 274
  20. 234
  21. 294
  22. 570
  23. 155
  24. 729
  25. 136
  26. 552
  27. 322
  28. 604
  29. 180
  30. 728
  31. 312
  32. 567
  33. 777
  34. 513
  35. 600
  36. 288
  37. 70
  38. 408
  39. 116
  40. 141

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