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Percentage Increase and Decrease Trick Worksheet

Speed calculation lesson 23: Increase or decrease by a percent · Set 738 · 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. 1.670 increased by 10% =
  2. 2.284 increased by 25% =
  3. 3.545 decreased by 20% =
  4. 4.135 increased by 20% =
  5. 5.800 increased by 12% =
  6. 6.460 increased by 25% =
  7. 7.210 increased by 30% =
  8. 8.320 increased by 35% =
  9. 9.338 decreased by 50% =
  10. 10.460 decreased by 40% =
  11. 11.740 increased by 10% =
  12. 12.255 decreased by 20% =
  13. 13.530 decreased by 30% =
  14. 14.570 increased by 60% =
  15. 15.220 decreased by 30% =
  16. 16.800 increased by 25% =
  17. 17.525 decreased by 40% =
  18. 18.290 decreased by 30% =
  19. 19.575 increased by 12% =
  20. 20.125 increased by 12% =
  21. 21.708 increased by 50% =
  22. 22.80 decreased by 5% =
  23. 23.700 decreased by 8% =
  24. 24.304 increased by 25% =
  25. 25.496 decreased by 50% =
  26. 26.630 decreased by 30% =
  27. 27.300 decreased by 12% =
  28. 28.180 decreased by 35% =
  29. 29.500 increased by 35% =
  30. 30.580 increased by 35% =
  31. 31.680 increased by 5% =
  32. 32.445 decreased by 60% =
  33. 33.375 increased by 8% =
  34. 34.590 increased by 60% =
  35. 35.80 decreased by 60% =
  36. 36.450 decreased by 30% =
  37. 37.220 increased by 10% =
  38. 38.432 increased by 75% =
  39. 39.480 increased by 15% =
  40. 40.475 increased by 12% =

Answer key

  1. 737
  2. 355
  3. 436
  4. 162
  5. 896
  6. 575
  7. 273
  8. 432
  9. 169
  10. 276
  11. 814
  12. 204
  13. 371
  14. 912
  15. 154
  16. 1000
  17. 315
  18. 203
  19. 644
  20. 140
  21. 1062
  22. 76
  23. 644
  24. 380
  25. 248
  26. 441
  27. 264
  28. 117
  29. 675
  30. 783
  31. 714
  32. 178
  33. 405
  34. 944
  35. 32
  36. 315
  37. 242
  38. 756
  39. 552
  40. 532

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