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Percentage Increase and Decrease Trick Worksheet

Speed calculation lesson 23: Increase or decrease by a percent · Set 987 · 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. 2.140 decreased by 15% =
  3. 3.296 increased by 75% =
  4. 4.650 decreased by 8% =
  5. 5.92 increased by 75% =
  6. 6.175 decreased by 8% =
  7. 7.265 increased by 20% =
  8. 8.710 decreased by 10% =
  9. 9.692 increased by 75% =
  10. 10.790 increased by 10% =
  11. 11.660 decreased by 35% =
  12. 12.325 increased by 20% =
  13. 13.775 decreased by 60% =
  14. 14.75 increased by 12% =
  15. 15.350 increased by 60% =
  16. 16.246 increased by 50% =
  17. 17.200 increased by 15% =
  18. 18.425 increased by 40% =
  19. 19.152 decreased by 75% =
  20. 20.610 increased by 20% =
  21. 21.120 decreased by 30% =
  22. 22.508 increased by 75% =
  23. 23.750 decreased by 8% =
  24. 24.116 increased by 25% =
  25. 25.256 decreased by 75% =
  26. 26.410 decreased by 50% =
  27. 27.445 increased by 60% =
  28. 28.360 increased by 5% =
  29. 29.100 increased by 15% =
  30. 30.52 increased by 50% =
  31. 31.625 increased by 8% =
  32. 32.100 increased by 5% =
  33. 33.485 decreased by 40% =
  34. 34.690 increased by 40% =
  35. 35.50 increased by 12% =
  36. 36.200 decreased by 12% =
  37. 37.475 increased by 8% =
  38. 38.380 increased by 20% =
  39. 39.298 increased by 50% =
  40. 40.390 increased by 10% =

Answer key

  1. 837
  2. 119
  3. 518
  4. 598
  5. 161
  6. 161
  7. 318
  8. 639
  9. 1211
  10. 869
  11. 429
  12. 390
  13. 310
  14. 84
  15. 560
  16. 369
  17. 230
  18. 595
  19. 38
  20. 732
  21. 84
  22. 889
  23. 690
  24. 145
  25. 64
  26. 205
  27. 712
  28. 378
  29. 115
  30. 78
  31. 675
  32. 105
  33. 291
  34. 966
  35. 56
  36. 176
  37. 513
  38. 456
  39. 447
  40. 429

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