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Percentage Increase and Decrease Trick Worksheet

Speed calculation lesson 23: Increase or decrease by a percent · Set 685 · 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. 1.620 increased by 20% =
  2. 2.180 increased by 40% =
  3. 3.150 decreased by 8% =
  4. 4.350 decreased by 12% =
  5. 5.125 decreased by 8% =
  6. 6.250 increased by 50% =
  7. 7.790 increased by 30% =
  8. 8.748 increased by 75% =
  9. 9.645 increased by 60% =
  10. 10.456 increased by 75% =
  11. 11.636 decreased by 75% =
  12. 12.65 increased by 20% =
  13. 13.255 decreased by 20% =
  14. 14.448 increased by 50% =
  15. 15.168 decreased by 50% =
  16. 16.548 decreased by 25% =
  17. 17.240 decreased by 20% =
  18. 18.698 increased by 50% =
  19. 19.745 increased by 60% =
  20. 20.684 decreased by 75% =
  21. 21.60 decreased by 25% =
  22. 22.600 decreased by 35% =
  23. 23.332 increased by 50% =
  24. 24.235 increased by 60% =
  25. 25.180 increased by 5% =
  26. 26.235 increased by 20% =
  27. 27.220 increased by 35% =
  28. 28.540 increased by 15% =
  29. 29.180 increased by 5% =
  30. 30.110 increased by 10% =
  31. 31.396 increased by 75% =
  32. 32.600 increased by 10% =
  33. 33.88 decreased by 75% =
  34. 34.600 increased by 8% =
  35. 35.550 increased by 12% =
  36. 36.462 increased by 50% =
  37. 37.500 decreased by 8% =
  38. 38.630 increased by 40% =
  39. 39.720 decreased by 5% =
  40. 40.520 increased by 5% =

Answer key

  1. 744
  2. 252
  3. 138
  4. 308
  5. 115
  6. 375
  7. 1027
  8. 1309
  9. 1032
  10. 798
  11. 159
  12. 78
  13. 204
  14. 672
  15. 84
  16. 411
  17. 192
  18. 1047
  19. 1192
  20. 171
  21. 45
  22. 390
  23. 498
  24. 376
  25. 189
  26. 282
  27. 297
  28. 621
  29. 189
  30. 121
  31. 693
  32. 660
  33. 22
  34. 648
  35. 616
  36. 693
  37. 460
  38. 882
  39. 684
  40. 546

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