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Percentage Increase and Decrease Trick Worksheet

Speed calculation lesson 23: Increase or decrease by a percent · Set 604 · 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. 1.600 increased by 8% =
  2. 2.460 increased by 35% =
  3. 3.375 increased by 12% =
  4. 4.585 decreased by 20% =
  5. 5.620 increased by 30% =
  6. 6.680 decreased by 15% =
  7. 7.210 increased by 10% =
  8. 8.732 decreased by 75% =
  9. 9.168 increased by 25% =
  10. 10.100 increased by 25% =
  11. 11.496 increased by 25% =
  12. 12.580 increased by 30% =
  13. 13.75 decreased by 8% =
  14. 14.600 increased by 20% =
  15. 15.740 increased by 10% =
  16. 16.690 decreased by 10% =
  17. 17.520 decreased by 35% =
  18. 18.154 decreased by 50% =
  19. 19.275 increased by 8% =
  20. 20.784 increased by 75% =
  21. 21.575 increased by 20% =
  22. 22.460 increased by 15% =
  23. 23.425 decreased by 8% =
  24. 24.80 decreased by 50% =
  25. 25.780 increased by 30% =
  26. 26.420 increased by 60% =
  27. 27.100 decreased by 12% =
  28. 28.550 increased by 60% =
  29. 29.610 decreased by 50% =
  30. 30.410 increased by 40% =
  31. 31.325 decreased by 8% =
  32. 32.632 decreased by 75% =
  33. 33.325 increased by 12% =
  34. 34.750 decreased by 8% =
  35. 35.112 decreased by 25% =
  36. 36.116 decreased by 50% =
  37. 37.225 increased by 8% =
  38. 38.440 increased by 50% =
  39. 39.385 increased by 20% =
  40. 40.450 decreased by 50% =

Answer key

  1. 648
  2. 621
  3. 420
  4. 468
  5. 806
  6. 578
  7. 231
  8. 183
  9. 210
  10. 125
  11. 620
  12. 754
  13. 69
  14. 720
  15. 814
  16. 621
  17. 338
  18. 77
  19. 297
  20. 1372
  21. 690
  22. 529
  23. 391
  24. 40
  25. 1014
  26. 672
  27. 88
  28. 880
  29. 305
  30. 574
  31. 299
  32. 158
  33. 364
  34. 690
  35. 84
  36. 58
  37. 243
  38. 660
  39. 462
  40. 225

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