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Percentage Increase and Decrease Trick Worksheet

Speed calculation lesson 23: Increase or decrease by a percent · Set 989 · 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. 1.575 increased by 8% =
  2. 2.720 increased by 15% =
  3. 3.450 increased by 12% =
  4. 4.790 increased by 40% =
  5. 5.50 decreased by 12% =
  6. 6.576 increased by 50% =
  7. 7.130 decreased by 10% =
  8. 8.690 increased by 60% =
  9. 9.40 increased by 15% =
  10. 10.520 decreased by 5% =
  11. 11.140 increased by 15% =
  12. 12.280 decreased by 35% =
  13. 13.392 decreased by 75% =
  14. 14.800 increased by 35% =
  15. 15.205 increased by 60% =
  16. 16.156 increased by 75% =
  17. 17.140 increased by 15% =
  18. 18.380 increased by 25% =
  19. 19.800 increased by 15% =
  20. 20.400 decreased by 5% =
  21. 21.260 increased by 20% =
  22. 22.485 decreased by 60% =
  23. 23.275 increased by 20% =
  24. 24.108 increased by 75% =
  25. 25.420 decreased by 15% =
  26. 26.125 increased by 8% =
  27. 27.575 increased by 12% =
  28. 28.800 increased by 15% =
  29. 29.560 decreased by 15% =
  30. 30.100 increased by 5% =
  31. 31.175 decreased by 12% =
  32. 32.510 increased by 40% =
  33. 33.170 decreased by 10% =
  34. 34.175 increased by 12% =
  35. 35.575 decreased by 40% =
  36. 36.745 increased by 20% =
  37. 37.510 decreased by 30% =
  38. 38.195 decreased by 40% =
  39. 39.692 increased by 50% =
  40. 40.130 decreased by 60% =

Answer key

  1. 621
  2. 828
  3. 504
  4. 1106
  5. 44
  6. 864
  7. 117
  8. 1104
  9. 46
  10. 494
  11. 161
  12. 182
  13. 98
  14. 1080
  15. 328
  16. 273
  17. 161
  18. 475
  19. 920
  20. 380
  21. 312
  22. 194
  23. 330
  24. 189
  25. 357
  26. 135
  27. 644
  28. 920
  29. 476
  30. 105
  31. 154
  32. 714
  33. 153
  34. 196
  35. 345
  36. 894
  37. 357
  38. 117
  39. 1038
  40. 52

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