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Percentage Increase and Decrease Trick Worksheet

Speed calculation lesson 23: Increase or decrease by a percent · Set 598 · 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. 1.660 increased by 20% =
  2. 2.740 decreased by 75% =
  3. 3.120 decreased by 35% =
  4. 4.600 increased by 12% =
  5. 5.780 decreased by 30% =
  6. 6.400 increased by 12% =
  7. 7.620 decreased by 15% =
  8. 8.720 increased by 30% =
  9. 9.60 increased by 10% =
  10. 10.300 increased by 8% =
  11. 11.400 increased by 35% =
  12. 12.450 increased by 8% =
  13. 13.60 increased by 5% =
  14. 14.490 increased by 10% =
  15. 15.738 decreased by 50% =
  16. 16.460 decreased by 30% =
  17. 17.168 decreased by 25% =
  18. 18.480 decreased by 15% =
  19. 19.690 increased by 10% =
  20. 20.480 decreased by 30% =
  21. 21.225 decreased by 8% =
  22. 22.740 increased by 35% =
  23. 23.300 increased by 15% =
  24. 24.40 decreased by 40% =
  25. 25.440 increased by 35% =
  26. 26.640 increased by 20% =
  27. 27.225 increased by 12% =
  28. 28.360 increased by 30% =
  29. 29.215 decreased by 20% =
  30. 30.600 decreased by 8% =
  31. 31.755 decreased by 60% =
  32. 32.800 increased by 35% =
  33. 33.330 decreased by 40% =
  34. 34.130 increased by 10% =
  35. 35.575 decreased by 8% =
  36. 36.88 decreased by 50% =
  37. 37.280 decreased by 15% =
  38. 38.600 decreased by 35% =
  39. 39.360 decreased by 5% =
  40. 40.260 decreased by 30% =

Answer key

  1. 792
  2. 185
  3. 78
  4. 672
  5. 546
  6. 448
  7. 527
  8. 936
  9. 66
  10. 324
  11. 540
  12. 486
  13. 63
  14. 539
  15. 369
  16. 322
  17. 126
  18. 408
  19. 759
  20. 336
  21. 207
  22. 999
  23. 345
  24. 24
  25. 594
  26. 768
  27. 252
  28. 468
  29. 172
  30. 552
  31. 302
  32. 1080
  33. 198
  34. 143
  35. 529
  36. 44
  37. 238
  38. 390
  39. 342
  40. 182

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