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Percentage Increase and Decrease Trick Worksheet

Speed calculation lesson 23: Increase or decrease by a percent · Set 806 · 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. 1.650 increased by 8% =
  2. 2.440 decreased by 50% =
  3. 3.324 decreased by 75% =
  4. 4.270 increased by 60% =
  5. 5.325 increased by 20% =
  6. 6.520 increased by 35% =
  7. 7.50 increased by 8% =
  8. 8.800 increased by 12% =
  9. 9.110 increased by 10% =
  10. 10.90 decreased by 10% =
  11. 11.640 increased by 5% =
  12. 12.336 decreased by 75% =
  13. 13.500 increased by 20% =
  14. 14.780 increased by 5% =
  15. 15.764 increased by 25% =
  16. 16.300 decreased by 12% =
  17. 17.600 increased by 5% =
  18. 18.450 increased by 12% =
  19. 19.560 increased by 5% =
  20. 20.380 increased by 30% =
  21. 21.760 increased by 15% =
  22. 22.150 increased by 8% =
  23. 23.100 decreased by 12% =
  24. 24.225 increased by 12% =
  25. 25.560 increased by 15% =
  26. 26.70 increased by 10% =
  27. 27.300 increased by 8% =
  28. 28.75 decreased by 8% =
  29. 29.550 decreased by 8% =
  30. 30.780 decreased by 30% =
  31. 31.180 decreased by 20% =
  32. 32.120 increased by 30% =
  33. 33.420 decreased by 25% =
  34. 34.370 decreased by 60% =
  35. 35.410 increased by 20% =
  36. 36.55 decreased by 60% =
  37. 37.540 increased by 20% =
  38. 38.520 increased by 10% =
  39. 39.220 decreased by 15% =
  40. 40.375 increased by 20% =

Answer key

  1. 702
  2. 220
  3. 81
  4. 432
  5. 390
  6. 702
  7. 54
  8. 896
  9. 121
  10. 81
  11. 672
  12. 84
  13. 600
  14. 819
  15. 955
  16. 264
  17. 630
  18. 504
  19. 588
  20. 494
  21. 874
  22. 162
  23. 88
  24. 252
  25. 644
  26. 77
  27. 324
  28. 69
  29. 506
  30. 546
  31. 144
  32. 156
  33. 315
  34. 148
  35. 492
  36. 22
  37. 648
  38. 572
  39. 187
  40. 450

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