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Percentage Increase and Decrease Trick Worksheet

Speed calculation lesson 23: Increase or decrease by a percent · Set 790 · 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. 1.610 increased by 30% =
  2. 2.525 decreased by 8% =
  3. 3.316 increased by 50% =
  4. 4.355 increased by 20% =
  5. 5.625 increased by 12% =
  6. 6.280 increased by 25% =
  7. 7.675 increased by 8% =
  8. 8.776 increased by 75% =
  9. 9.160 increased by 50% =
  10. 10.475 decreased by 8% =
  11. 11.136 increased by 75% =
  12. 12.295 decreased by 20% =
  13. 13.260 decreased by 20% =
  14. 14.260 decreased by 75% =
  15. 15.120 increased by 40% =
  16. 16.760 decreased by 10% =
  17. 17.200 decreased by 35% =
  18. 18.200 increased by 5% =
  19. 19.40 increased by 75% =
  20. 20.256 increased by 75% =
  21. 21.60 increased by 15% =
  22. 22.325 increased by 40% =
  23. 23.60 increased by 30% =
  24. 24.430 increased by 10% =
  25. 25.635 increased by 20% =
  26. 26.40 increased by 5% =
  27. 27.525 increased by 20% =
  28. 28.100 increased by 8% =
  29. 29.270 decreased by 20% =
  30. 30.800 decreased by 25% =
  31. 31.120 increased by 5% =
  32. 32.292 increased by 50% =
  33. 33.800 decreased by 15% =
  34. 34.630 decreased by 20% =
  35. 35.340 decreased by 5% =
  36. 36.800 decreased by 40% =
  37. 37.660 increased by 30% =
  38. 38.316 decreased by 75% =
  39. 39.160 increased by 10% =
  40. 40.775 decreased by 8% =

Answer key

  1. 793
  2. 483
  3. 474
  4. 426
  5. 700
  6. 350
  7. 729
  8. 1358
  9. 240
  10. 437
  11. 238
  12. 236
  13. 208
  14. 65
  15. 168
  16. 684
  17. 130
  18. 210
  19. 70
  20. 448
  21. 69
  22. 455
  23. 78
  24. 473
  25. 762
  26. 42
  27. 630
  28. 108
  29. 216
  30. 600
  31. 126
  32. 438
  33. 680
  34. 504
  35. 323
  36. 480
  37. 858
  38. 79
  39. 176
  40. 713

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