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Percentage Increase and Decrease Trick Worksheet

Speed calculation lesson 23: Increase or decrease by a percent · Set 667 · 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 10% =
  2. 2.650 increased by 10% =
  3. 3.315 increased by 60% =
  4. 4.292 decreased by 75% =
  5. 5.225 increased by 12% =
  6. 6.175 increased by 8% =
  7. 7.580 decreased by 5% =
  8. 8.700 decreased by 15% =
  9. 9.144 increased by 50% =
  10. 10.250 decreased by 12% =
  11. 11.625 decreased by 40% =
  12. 12.440 decreased by 15% =
  13. 13.575 decreased by 8% =
  14. 14.75 increased by 12% =
  15. 15.310 decreased by 30% =
  16. 16.790 increased by 20% =
  17. 17.484 increased by 25% =
  18. 18.245 increased by 20% =
  19. 19.450 increased by 8% =
  20. 20.180 decreased by 20% =
  21. 21.340 decreased by 20% =
  22. 22.480 decreased by 75% =
  23. 23.320 increased by 35% =
  24. 24.168 decreased by 25% =
  25. 25.110 decreased by 40% =
  26. 26.40 increased by 5% =
  27. 27.380 increased by 5% =
  28. 28.75 decreased by 20% =
  29. 29.304 decreased by 25% =
  30. 30.352 increased by 50% =
  31. 31.556 increased by 75% =
  32. 32.210 increased by 10% =
  33. 33.480 decreased by 35% =
  34. 34.320 decreased by 60% =
  35. 35.520 decreased by 35% =
  36. 36.590 increased by 50% =
  37. 37.44 increased by 50% =
  38. 38.66 increased by 50% =
  39. 39.75 decreased by 12% =
  40. 40.700 increased by 12% =

Answer key

  1. 726
  2. 715
  3. 504
  4. 73
  5. 252
  6. 189
  7. 551
  8. 595
  9. 216
  10. 220
  11. 375
  12. 374
  13. 529
  14. 84
  15. 217
  16. 948
  17. 605
  18. 294
  19. 486
  20. 144
  21. 272
  22. 120
  23. 432
  24. 126
  25. 66
  26. 42
  27. 399
  28. 60
  29. 228
  30. 528
  31. 973
  32. 231
  33. 312
  34. 128
  35. 338
  36. 885
  37. 66
  38. 99
  39. 66
  40. 784

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