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Percentage Increase and Decrease Trick Worksheet

Speed calculation lesson 23: Increase or decrease by a percent · Set 78 · 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. 1.60 increased by 10% =
  2. 2.375 increased by 8% =
  3. 3.220 increased by 10% =
  4. 4.184 increased by 75% =
  5. 5.780 decreased by 10% =
  6. 6.660 decreased by 35% =
  7. 7.540 increased by 20% =
  8. 8.620 decreased by 5% =
  9. 9.164 increased by 25% =
  10. 10.192 increased by 25% =
  11. 11.80 decreased by 5% =
  12. 12.600 increased by 10% =
  13. 13.504 increased by 25% =
  14. 14.620 increased by 5% =
  15. 15.40 decreased by 5% =
  16. 16.472 increased by 75% =
  17. 17.432 decreased by 50% =
  18. 18.400 decreased by 5% =
  19. 19.225 decreased by 8% =
  20. 20.600 increased by 8% =
  21. 21.88 increased by 75% =
  22. 22.340 increased by 40% =
  23. 23.800 increased by 20% =
  24. 24.220 increased by 5% =
  25. 25.150 decreased by 8% =
  26. 26.320 increased by 5% =
  27. 27.412 decreased by 25% =
  28. 28.200 increased by 15% =
  29. 29.80 increased by 30% =
  30. 30.620 decreased by 15% =
  31. 31.358 decreased by 50% =
  32. 32.775 increased by 40% =
  33. 33.90 decreased by 10% =
  34. 34.292 decreased by 50% =
  35. 35.400 increased by 12% =
  36. 36.286 increased by 50% =
  37. 37.116 increased by 50% =
  38. 38.725 decreased by 60% =
  39. 39.258 decreased by 50% =
  40. 40.88 decreased by 25% =

Answer key

  1. 66
  2. 405
  3. 242
  4. 322
  5. 702
  6. 429
  7. 648
  8. 589
  9. 205
  10. 240
  11. 76
  12. 660
  13. 630
  14. 651
  15. 38
  16. 826
  17. 216
  18. 380
  19. 207
  20. 648
  21. 154
  22. 476
  23. 960
  24. 231
  25. 138
  26. 336
  27. 309
  28. 230
  29. 104
  30. 527
  31. 179
  32. 1085
  33. 81
  34. 146
  35. 448
  36. 429
  37. 174
  38. 290
  39. 129
  40. 66

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