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Percentage Increase and Decrease Trick Worksheet

Speed calculation lesson 23: Increase or decrease by a percent · Set 657 · 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. 1.800 increased by 8% =
  2. 2.436 decreased by 75% =
  3. 3.760 increased by 35% =
  4. 4.485 decreased by 20% =
  5. 5.196 increased by 25% =
  6. 6.580 decreased by 5% =
  7. 7.375 decreased by 60% =
  8. 8.360 decreased by 10% =
  9. 9.280 increased by 15% =
  10. 10.540 increased by 10% =
  11. 11.50 increased by 12% =
  12. 12.150 increased by 50% =
  13. 13.275 decreased by 8% =
  14. 14.365 increased by 40% =
  15. 15.796 decreased by 50% =
  16. 16.512 decreased by 25% =
  17. 17.740 decreased by 35% =
  18. 18.50 decreased by 40% =
  19. 19.125 increased by 8% =
  20. 20.90 decreased by 10% =
  21. 21.530 decreased by 10% =
  22. 22.50 decreased by 30% =
  23. 23.660 increased by 35% =
  24. 24.444 increased by 50% =
  25. 25.685 increased by 60% =
  26. 26.800 increased by 30% =
  27. 27.500 increased by 35% =
  28. 28.700 decreased by 10% =
  29. 29.430 decreased by 20% =
  30. 30.540 increased by 15% =
  31. 31.220 increased by 5% =
  32. 32.465 decreased by 60% =
  33. 33.720 increased by 30% =
  34. 34.600 increased by 35% =
  35. 35.160 increased by 40% =
  36. 36.575 increased by 40% =
  37. 37.656 decreased by 25% =
  38. 38.740 increased by 35% =
  39. 39.75 increased by 12% =
  40. 40.530 decreased by 10% =

Answer key

  1. 864
  2. 109
  3. 1026
  4. 388
  5. 245
  6. 551
  7. 150
  8. 324
  9. 322
  10. 594
  11. 56
  12. 225
  13. 253
  14. 511
  15. 398
  16. 384
  17. 481
  18. 30
  19. 135
  20. 81
  21. 477
  22. 35
  23. 891
  24. 666
  25. 1096
  26. 1040
  27. 675
  28. 630
  29. 344
  30. 621
  31. 231
  32. 186
  33. 936
  34. 810
  35. 224
  36. 805
  37. 492
  38. 999
  39. 84
  40. 477

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