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Percentage Increase and Decrease Trick Worksheet

Speed calculation lesson 23: Increase or decrease by a percent · Set 740 · 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. 1.260 increased by 10% =
  2. 2.480 decreased by 20% =
  3. 3.776 increased by 50% =
  4. 4.744 increased by 50% =
  5. 5.175 decreased by 40% =
  6. 6.80 increased by 10% =
  7. 7.505 decreased by 20% =
  8. 8.475 decreased by 60% =
  9. 9.385 decreased by 20% =
  10. 10.780 decreased by 15% =
  11. 11.332 increased by 25% =
  12. 12.290 increased by 40% =
  13. 13.675 decreased by 8% =
  14. 14.325 increased by 8% =
  15. 15.512 decreased by 25% =
  16. 16.240 decreased by 15% =
  17. 17.320 increased by 50% =
  18. 18.328 increased by 25% =
  19. 19.420 increased by 10% =
  20. 20.700 decreased by 12% =
  21. 21.465 increased by 60% =
  22. 22.500 increased by 10% =
  23. 23.295 increased by 20% =
  24. 24.250 increased by 8% =
  25. 25.615 increased by 40% =
  26. 26.50 decreased by 8% =
  27. 27.200 decreased by 50% =
  28. 28.124 decreased by 75% =
  29. 29.680 decreased by 20% =
  30. 30.250 decreased by 12% =
  31. 31.375 decreased by 60% =
  32. 32.440 decreased by 5% =
  33. 33.660 decreased by 5% =
  34. 34.372 increased by 25% =
  35. 35.192 increased by 75% =
  36. 36.120 increased by 75% =
  37. 37.765 decreased by 40% =
  38. 38.700 decreased by 10% =
  39. 39.312 decreased by 25% =
  40. 40.220 increased by 35% =

Answer key

  1. 286
  2. 384
  3. 1164
  4. 1116
  5. 105
  6. 88
  7. 404
  8. 190
  9. 308
  10. 663
  11. 415
  12. 406
  13. 621
  14. 351
  15. 384
  16. 204
  17. 480
  18. 410
  19. 462
  20. 616
  21. 744
  22. 550
  23. 354
  24. 270
  25. 861
  26. 46
  27. 100
  28. 31
  29. 544
  30. 220
  31. 150
  32. 418
  33. 627
  34. 465
  35. 336
  36. 210
  37. 459
  38. 630
  39. 234
  40. 297

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