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Percentage Increase and Decrease Trick Worksheet

Speed calculation lesson 23: Increase or decrease by a percent · Set 158 · 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. 1.690 increased by 50% =
  2. 2.610 increased by 20% =
  3. 3.130 decreased by 30% =
  4. 4.704 increased by 75% =
  5. 5.615 increased by 20% =
  6. 6.550 increased by 8% =
  7. 7.225 decreased by 12% =
  8. 8.600 increased by 20% =
  9. 9.660 increased by 20% =
  10. 10.705 increased by 20% =
  11. 11.740 decreased by 60% =
  12. 12.770 decreased by 60% =
  13. 13.75 decreased by 12% =
  14. 14.600 increased by 12% =
  15. 15.160 decreased by 15% =
  16. 16.580 decreased by 40% =
  17. 17.670 increased by 20% =
  18. 18.675 decreased by 8% =
  19. 19.700 increased by 5% =
  20. 20.660 decreased by 50% =
  21. 21.665 decreased by 20% =
  22. 22.755 increased by 20% =
  23. 23.300 decreased by 8% =
  24. 24.440 decreased by 10% =
  25. 25.200 increased by 5% =
  26. 26.440 increased by 25% =
  27. 27.516 decreased by 25% =
  28. 28.540 increased by 50% =
  29. 29.695 decreased by 40% =
  30. 30.240 increased by 35% =
  31. 31.476 increased by 25% =
  32. 32.370 increased by 10% =
  33. 33.680 increased by 35% =
  34. 34.780 decreased by 35% =
  35. 35.188 decreased by 25% =
  36. 36.600 increased by 40% =
  37. 37.72 increased by 75% =
  38. 38.600 increased by 12% =
  39. 39.400 increased by 10% =
  40. 40.700 increased by 60% =

Answer key

  1. 1035
  2. 732
  3. 91
  4. 1232
  5. 738
  6. 594
  7. 198
  8. 720
  9. 792
  10. 846
  11. 296
  12. 308
  13. 66
  14. 672
  15. 136
  16. 348
  17. 804
  18. 621
  19. 735
  20. 330
  21. 532
  22. 906
  23. 276
  24. 396
  25. 210
  26. 550
  27. 387
  28. 810
  29. 417
  30. 324
  31. 595
  32. 407
  33. 918
  34. 507
  35. 141
  36. 840
  37. 126
  38. 672
  39. 440
  40. 1120

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