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Percentage Increase and Decrease Trick Worksheet

Speed calculation lesson 23: Increase or decrease by a percent · Set 996 · 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. 1.650 increased by 12% =
  2. 2.740 decreased by 35% =
  3. 3.385 increased by 20% =
  4. 4.290 decreased by 30% =
  5. 5.500 increased by 5% =
  6. 6.475 increased by 40% =
  7. 7.640 decreased by 30% =
  8. 8.90 decreased by 20% =
  9. 9.640 decreased by 15% =
  10. 10.172 increased by 75% =
  11. 11.700 decreased by 35% =
  12. 12.280 decreased by 10% =
  13. 13.160 increased by 35% =
  14. 14.560 increased by 15% =
  15. 15.740 increased by 35% =
  16. 16.500 increased by 8% =
  17. 17.624 increased by 75% =
  18. 18.480 decreased by 75% =
  19. 19.330 increased by 40% =
  20. 20.155 increased by 20% =
  21. 21.304 increased by 25% =
  22. 22.320 increased by 35% =
  23. 23.220 increased by 5% =
  24. 24.275 decreased by 12% =
  25. 25.740 decreased by 30% =
  26. 26.620 increased by 5% =
  27. 27.185 decreased by 40% =
  28. 28.160 decreased by 35% =
  29. 29.800 decreased by 40% =
  30. 30.420 increased by 15% =
  31. 31.460 decreased by 15% =
  32. 32.436 decreased by 75% =
  33. 33.200 increased by 12% =
  34. 34.744 increased by 75% =
  35. 35.390 decreased by 20% =
  36. 36.420 decreased by 15% =
  37. 37.680 increased by 20% =
  38. 38.425 increased by 8% =
  39. 39.532 decreased by 75% =
  40. 40.418 decreased by 50% =

Answer key

  1. 728
  2. 481
  3. 462
  4. 203
  5. 525
  6. 665
  7. 448
  8. 72
  9. 544
  10. 301
  11. 455
  12. 252
  13. 216
  14. 644
  15. 999
  16. 540
  17. 1092
  18. 120
  19. 462
  20. 186
  21. 380
  22. 432
  23. 231
  24. 242
  25. 518
  26. 651
  27. 111
  28. 104
  29. 480
  30. 483
  31. 391
  32. 109
  33. 224
  34. 1302
  35. 312
  36. 357
  37. 816
  38. 459
  39. 133
  40. 209

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