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Percentage Increase and Decrease Trick Worksheet

Speed calculation lesson 23: Increase or decrease by a percent · Set 245 · 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. 1.670 increased by 10% =
  2. 2.320 decreased by 40% =
  3. 3.510 increased by 40% =
  4. 4.625 increased by 8% =
  5. 5.200 increased by 8% =
  6. 6.165 increased by 20% =
  7. 7.360 decreased by 15% =
  8. 8.90 increased by 60% =
  9. 9.100 decreased by 40% =
  10. 10.80 decreased by 35% =
  11. 11.460 increased by 75% =
  12. 12.640 increased by 5% =
  13. 13.600 increased by 15% =
  14. 14.565 decreased by 20% =
  15. 15.50 decreased by 60% =
  16. 16.640 decreased by 5% =
  17. 17.570 increased by 40% =
  18. 18.325 decreased by 12% =
  19. 19.580 decreased by 40% =
  20. 20.790 increased by 30% =
  21. 21.100 decreased by 8% =
  22. 22.770 increased by 10% =
  23. 23.630 decreased by 30% =
  24. 24.730 increased by 30% =
  25. 25.755 decreased by 40% =
  26. 26.400 increased by 8% =
  27. 27.60 decreased by 35% =
  28. 28.124 decreased by 25% =
  29. 29.96 decreased by 75% =
  30. 30.625 decreased by 60% =
  31. 31.500 increased by 35% =
  32. 32.300 decreased by 12% =
  33. 33.332 increased by 75% =
  34. 34.600 increased by 12% =
  35. 35.520 increased by 20% =
  36. 36.695 decreased by 40% =
  37. 37.560 decreased by 5% =
  38. 38.575 increased by 8% =
  39. 39.510 decreased by 60% =
  40. 40.56 increased by 50% =

Answer key

  1. 737
  2. 192
  3. 714
  4. 675
  5. 216
  6. 198
  7. 306
  8. 144
  9. 60
  10. 52
  11. 805
  12. 672
  13. 690
  14. 452
  15. 20
  16. 608
  17. 798
  18. 286
  19. 348
  20. 1027
  21. 92
  22. 847
  23. 441
  24. 949
  25. 453
  26. 432
  27. 39
  28. 93
  29. 24
  30. 250
  31. 675
  32. 264
  33. 581
  34. 672
  35. 624
  36. 417
  37. 532
  38. 621
  39. 204
  40. 84

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