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Percentage Increase and Decrease Trick Worksheet

Speed calculation lesson 23: Increase or decrease by a percent · Set 826 · 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. 1.760 decreased by 20% =
  2. 2.380 decreased by 10% =
  3. 3.284 increased by 75% =
  4. 4.60 increased by 20% =
  5. 5.450 increased by 30% =
  6. 6.600 decreased by 35% =
  7. 7.80 increased by 20% =
  8. 8.510 increased by 10% =
  9. 9.530 increased by 10% =
  10. 10.660 decreased by 20% =
  11. 11.560 increased by 35% =
  12. 12.225 decreased by 12% =
  13. 13.100 decreased by 12% =
  14. 14.140 decreased by 10% =
  15. 15.645 decreased by 60% =
  16. 16.375 decreased by 60% =
  17. 17.394 increased by 50% =
  18. 18.80 decreased by 35% =
  19. 19.130 increased by 30% =
  20. 20.70 increased by 30% =
  21. 21.724 decreased by 75% =
  22. 22.230 increased by 10% =
  23. 23.270 increased by 60% =
  24. 24.244 decreased by 25% =
  25. 25.315 increased by 60% =
  26. 26.400 increased by 15% =
  27. 27.160 increased by 40% =
  28. 28.60 increased by 75% =
  29. 29.620 decreased by 5% =
  30. 30.680 increased by 35% =
  31. 31.360 increased by 60% =
  32. 32.512 decreased by 25% =
  33. 33.128 increased by 75% =
  34. 34.200 decreased by 12% =
  35. 35.440 increased by 5% =
  36. 36.220 increased by 40% =
  37. 37.590 decreased by 30% =
  38. 38.235 increased by 40% =
  39. 39.380 increased by 15% =
  40. 40.600 increased by 15% =

Answer key

  1. 608
  2. 342
  3. 497
  4. 72
  5. 585
  6. 390
  7. 96
  8. 561
  9. 583
  10. 528
  11. 756
  12. 198
  13. 88
  14. 126
  15. 258
  16. 150
  17. 591
  18. 52
  19. 169
  20. 91
  21. 181
  22. 253
  23. 432
  24. 183
  25. 504
  26. 460
  27. 224
  28. 105
  29. 589
  30. 918
  31. 576
  32. 384
  33. 224
  34. 176
  35. 462
  36. 308
  37. 413
  38. 329
  39. 437
  40. 690

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