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Percentage Increase and Decrease Trick Worksheet

Speed calculation lesson 23: Increase or decrease by a percent · Set 71 · 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. 1.580 increased by 20% =
  2. 2.630 decreased by 10% =
  3. 3.624 increased by 75% =
  4. 4.400 decreased by 8% =
  5. 5.475 increased by 12% =
  6. 6.580 decreased by 30% =
  7. 7.760 decreased by 5% =
  8. 8.80 increased by 35% =
  9. 9.750 increased by 8% =
  10. 10.284 decreased by 75% =
  11. 11.150 increased by 30% =
  12. 12.615 increased by 20% =
  13. 13.425 decreased by 8% =
  14. 14.620 increased by 35% =
  15. 15.180 increased by 30% =
  16. 16.50 increased by 12% =
  17. 17.650 increased by 8% =
  18. 18.50 decreased by 12% =
  19. 19.120 increased by 20% =
  20. 20.240 decreased by 20% =
  21. 21.60 increased by 15% =
  22. 22.100 increased by 12% =
  23. 23.790 increased by 10% =
  24. 24.790 decreased by 30% =
  25. 25.240 decreased by 10% =
  26. 26.315 decreased by 20% =
  27. 27.400 decreased by 15% =
  28. 28.200 increased by 15% =
  29. 29.740 increased by 5% =
  30. 30.625 decreased by 8% =
  31. 31.680 decreased by 5% =
  32. 32.430 increased by 60% =
  33. 33.644 increased by 50% =
  34. 34.720 decreased by 15% =
  35. 35.330 decreased by 30% =
  36. 36.336 decreased by 25% =
  37. 37.145 decreased by 20% =
  38. 38.260 increased by 5% =
  39. 39.225 decreased by 60% =
  40. 40.364 decreased by 75% =

Answer key

  1. 696
  2. 567
  3. 1092
  4. 368
  5. 532
  6. 406
  7. 722
  8. 108
  9. 810
  10. 71
  11. 195
  12. 738
  13. 391
  14. 837
  15. 234
  16. 56
  17. 702
  18. 44
  19. 144
  20. 192
  21. 69
  22. 112
  23. 869
  24. 553
  25. 216
  26. 252
  27. 340
  28. 230
  29. 777
  30. 575
  31. 646
  32. 688
  33. 966
  34. 612
  35. 231
  36. 252
  37. 116
  38. 273
  39. 90
  40. 91

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