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Percentage Increase and Decrease Trick Worksheet

Speed calculation lesson 23: Increase or decrease by a percent · Set 978 · 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. 1.775 increased by 8% =
  2. 2.700 increased by 60% =
  3. 3.160 decreased by 40% =
  4. 4.210 decreased by 50% =
  5. 5.80 increased by 15% =
  6. 6.475 decreased by 8% =
  7. 7.650 decreased by 30% =
  8. 8.600 decreased by 12% =
  9. 9.50 increased by 10% =
  10. 10.400 decreased by 20% =
  11. 11.260 decreased by 15% =
  12. 12.200 increased by 35% =
  13. 13.540 increased by 35% =
  14. 14.215 decreased by 20% =
  15. 15.280 decreased by 10% =
  16. 16.696 increased by 75% =
  17. 17.700 increased by 50% =
  18. 18.240 decreased by 5% =
  19. 19.275 decreased by 12% =
  20. 20.470 increased by 10% =
  21. 21.525 decreased by 8% =
  22. 22.210 increased by 10% =
  23. 23.80 decreased by 15% =
  24. 24.180 increased by 35% =
  25. 25.448 decreased by 75% =
  26. 26.48 decreased by 50% =
  27. 27.300 increased by 30% =
  28. 28.175 increased by 12% =
  29. 29.176 increased by 50% =
  30. 30.150 decreased by 12% =
  31. 31.440 increased by 35% =
  32. 32.370 increased by 60% =
  33. 33.235 decreased by 20% =
  34. 34.520 increased by 15% =
  35. 35.800 decreased by 5% =
  36. 36.40 decreased by 60% =
  37. 37.680 decreased by 5% =
  38. 38.110 decreased by 10% =
  39. 39.695 decreased by 20% =
  40. 40.55 increased by 20% =

Answer key

  1. 837
  2. 1120
  3. 96
  4. 105
  5. 92
  6. 437
  7. 455
  8. 528
  9. 55
  10. 320
  11. 221
  12. 270
  13. 729
  14. 172
  15. 252
  16. 1218
  17. 1050
  18. 228
  19. 242
  20. 517
  21. 483
  22. 231
  23. 68
  24. 243
  25. 112
  26. 24
  27. 390
  28. 196
  29. 264
  30. 132
  31. 594
  32. 592
  33. 188
  34. 598
  35. 760
  36. 16
  37. 646
  38. 99
  39. 556
  40. 66

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