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Percentage Increase and Decrease Trick Worksheet

Speed calculation lesson 23: Increase or decrease by a percent · Set 974 · 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. 1.500 decreased by 12% =
  2. 2.745 increased by 20% =
  3. 3.800 increased by 8% =
  4. 4.412 increased by 25% =
  5. 5.760 increased by 10% =
  6. 6.80 increased by 5% =
  7. 7.630 increased by 30% =
  8. 8.625 increased by 12% =
  9. 9.708 increased by 75% =
  10. 10.172 increased by 75% =
  11. 11.560 increased by 35% =
  12. 12.644 increased by 25% =
  13. 13.750 decreased by 10% =
  14. 14.100 increased by 5% =
  15. 15.144 increased by 25% =
  16. 16.350 decreased by 8% =
  17. 17.490 decreased by 20% =
  18. 18.100 increased by 30% =
  19. 19.415 decreased by 60% =
  20. 20.216 increased by 50% =
  21. 21.420 decreased by 20% =
  22. 22.530 increased by 30% =
  23. 23.740 increased by 15% =
  24. 24.456 increased by 25% =
  25. 25.170 increased by 60% =
  26. 26.240 increased by 35% =
  27. 27.100 decreased by 35% =
  28. 28.620 increased by 40% =
  29. 29.280 increased by 15% =
  30. 30.120 increased by 10% =
  31. 31.750 decreased by 12% =
  32. 32.600 increased by 8% =
  33. 33.440 increased by 5% =
  34. 34.220 increased by 15% =
  35. 35.225 decreased by 12% =
  36. 36.390 decreased by 10% =
  37. 37.330 decreased by 20% =
  38. 38.672 decreased by 75% =
  39. 39.390 increased by 30% =
  40. 40.160 decreased by 35% =

Answer key

  1. 440
  2. 894
  3. 864
  4. 515
  5. 836
  6. 84
  7. 819
  8. 700
  9. 1239
  10. 301
  11. 756
  12. 805
  13. 675
  14. 105
  15. 180
  16. 322
  17. 392
  18. 130
  19. 166
  20. 324
  21. 336
  22. 689
  23. 851
  24. 570
  25. 272
  26. 324
  27. 65
  28. 868
  29. 322
  30. 132
  31. 660
  32. 648
  33. 462
  34. 253
  35. 198
  36. 351
  37. 264
  38. 168
  39. 507
  40. 104

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