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Percentage Increase and Decrease Trick Worksheet

Speed calculation lesson 23: Increase or decrease by a percent · Set 698 · 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. 1.560 increased by 10% =
  2. 2.560 decreased by 35% =
  3. 3.220 decreased by 5% =
  4. 4.625 increased by 8% =
  5. 5.695 increased by 40% =
  6. 6.444 increased by 50% =
  7. 7.100 decreased by 8% =
  8. 8.720 increased by 10% =
  9. 9.110 decreased by 30% =
  10. 10.225 increased by 40% =
  11. 11.505 increased by 60% =
  12. 12.650 increased by 30% =
  13. 13.620 decreased by 15% =
  14. 14.80 increased by 5% =
  15. 15.676 increased by 50% =
  16. 16.720 decreased by 5% =
  17. 17.700 decreased by 12% =
  18. 18.148 decreased by 75% =
  19. 19.550 increased by 60% =
  20. 20.784 decreased by 25% =
  21. 21.280 increased by 30% =
  22. 22.290 increased by 30% =
  23. 23.800 decreased by 12% =
  24. 24.180 decreased by 35% =
  25. 25.475 decreased by 20% =
  26. 26.180 decreased by 5% =
  27. 27.520 decreased by 15% =
  28. 28.460 increased by 30% =
  29. 29.700 increased by 35% =
  30. 30.776 increased by 25% =
  31. 31.540 decreased by 40% =
  32. 32.512 decreased by 25% =
  33. 33.760 decreased by 5% =
  34. 34.625 increased by 12% =
  35. 35.435 increased by 40% =
  36. 36.760 decreased by 35% =
  37. 37.190 decreased by 20% =
  38. 38.720 decreased by 40% =
  39. 39.140 decreased by 10% =
  40. 40.800 increased by 40% =

Answer key

  1. 616
  2. 364
  3. 209
  4. 675
  5. 973
  6. 666
  7. 92
  8. 792
  9. 77
  10. 315
  11. 808
  12. 845
  13. 527
  14. 84
  15. 1014
  16. 684
  17. 616
  18. 37
  19. 880
  20. 588
  21. 364
  22. 377
  23. 704
  24. 117
  25. 380
  26. 171
  27. 442
  28. 598
  29. 945
  30. 970
  31. 324
  32. 384
  33. 722
  34. 700
  35. 609
  36. 494
  37. 152
  38. 432
  39. 126
  40. 1120

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