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Percentage Increase and Decrease Trick Worksheet

Speed calculation lesson 23: Increase or decrease by a percent · Set 346 · 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. 1.760 increased by 20% =
  2. 2.175 increased by 8% =
  3. 3.780 increased by 20% =
  4. 4.730 decreased by 30% =
  5. 5.320 decreased by 15% =
  6. 6.700 decreased by 50% =
  7. 7.700 increased by 20% =
  8. 8.300 decreased by 20% =
  9. 9.240 increased by 5% =
  10. 10.655 increased by 40% =
  11. 11.770 decreased by 20% =
  12. 12.260 decreased by 20% =
  13. 13.336 increased by 75% =
  14. 14.468 increased by 25% =
  15. 15.500 increased by 15% =
  16. 16.410 decreased by 20% =
  17. 17.775 decreased by 8% =
  18. 18.40 decreased by 10% =
  19. 19.108 increased by 25% =
  20. 20.640 increased by 35% =
  21. 21.300 decreased by 15% =
  22. 22.420 increased by 15% =
  23. 23.150 increased by 8% =
  24. 24.610 decreased by 50% =
  25. 25.520 decreased by 15% =
  26. 26.560 decreased by 15% =
  27. 27.120 decreased by 5% =
  28. 28.540 decreased by 5% =
  29. 29.740 decreased by 10% =
  30. 30.356 increased by 25% =
  31. 31.40 decreased by 20% =
  32. 32.100 decreased by 15% =
  33. 33.90 increased by 20% =
  34. 34.720 increased by 5% =
  35. 35.420 increased by 35% =
  36. 36.290 decreased by 30% =
  37. 37.428 increased by 25% =
  38. 38.340 decreased by 25% =
  39. 39.525 increased by 8% =
  40. 40.300 decreased by 30% =

Answer key

  1. 912
  2. 189
  3. 936
  4. 511
  5. 272
  6. 350
  7. 840
  8. 240
  9. 252
  10. 917
  11. 616
  12. 208
  13. 588
  14. 585
  15. 575
  16. 328
  17. 713
  18. 36
  19. 135
  20. 864
  21. 255
  22. 483
  23. 162
  24. 305
  25. 442
  26. 476
  27. 114
  28. 513
  29. 666
  30. 445
  31. 32
  32. 85
  33. 108
  34. 756
  35. 567
  36. 203
  37. 535
  38. 255
  39. 567
  40. 210

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