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Percentage Increase and Decrease Trick Worksheet

Speed calculation lesson 23: Increase or decrease by a percent · Set 479 · 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. 1.680 increased by 10% =
  2. 2.695 increased by 20% =
  3. 3.552 decreased by 25% =
  4. 4.700 increased by 12% =
  5. 5.136 increased by 50% =
  6. 6.800 decreased by 35% =
  7. 7.492 increased by 25% =
  8. 8.210 increased by 60% =
  9. 9.130 increased by 40% =
  10. 10.444 increased by 75% =
  11. 11.284 decreased by 50% =
  12. 12.325 increased by 12% =
  13. 13.525 increased by 8% =
  14. 14.80 decreased by 75% =
  15. 15.456 decreased by 25% =
  16. 16.120 decreased by 35% =
  17. 17.300 decreased by 35% =
  18. 18.540 increased by 10% =
  19. 19.204 increased by 50% =
  20. 20.550 increased by 12% =
  21. 21.250 decreased by 8% =
  22. 22.490 increased by 10% =
  23. 23.360 increased by 50% =
  24. 24.232 decreased by 25% =
  25. 25.660 increased by 35% =
  26. 26.395 decreased by 20% =
  27. 27.700 increased by 35% =
  28. 28.270 increased by 10% =
  29. 29.260 increased by 10% =
  30. 30.425 increased by 40% =
  31. 31.274 increased by 50% =
  32. 32.620 decreased by 5% =
  33. 33.645 decreased by 40% =
  34. 34.720 decreased by 35% =
  35. 35.320 decreased by 5% =
  36. 36.240 increased by 25% =
  37. 37.80 decreased by 35% =
  38. 38.52 decreased by 25% =
  39. 39.676 decreased by 75% =
  40. 40.295 decreased by 60% =

Answer key

  1. 748
  2. 834
  3. 414
  4. 784
  5. 204
  6. 520
  7. 615
  8. 336
  9. 182
  10. 777
  11. 142
  12. 364
  13. 567
  14. 20
  15. 342
  16. 78
  17. 195
  18. 594
  19. 306
  20. 616
  21. 230
  22. 539
  23. 540
  24. 174
  25. 891
  26. 316
  27. 945
  28. 297
  29. 286
  30. 595
  31. 411
  32. 589
  33. 387
  34. 468
  35. 304
  36. 300
  37. 52
  38. 39
  39. 169
  40. 118

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