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Percentage Increase and Decrease Trick Worksheet

Speed calculation lesson 23: Increase or decrease by a percent · Set 855 · 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. 1.240 increased by 10% =
  2. 2.575 increased by 60% =
  3. 3.580 increased by 40% =
  4. 4.740 decreased by 5% =
  5. 5.690 decreased by 10% =
  6. 6.600 increased by 8% =
  7. 7.240 increased by 15% =
  8. 8.420 decreased by 25% =
  9. 9.60 decreased by 40% =
  10. 10.656 increased by 75% =
  11. 11.324 increased by 75% =
  12. 12.100 decreased by 5% =
  13. 13.800 decreased by 12% =
  14. 14.190 decreased by 20% =
  15. 15.724 increased by 75% =
  16. 16.670 increased by 30% =
  17. 17.720 increased by 10% =
  18. 18.244 increased by 50% =
  19. 19.130 increased by 40% =
  20. 20.60 decreased by 40% =
  21. 21.620 increased by 10% =
  22. 22.770 decreased by 30% =
  23. 23.500 increased by 25% =
  24. 24.592 increased by 75% =
  25. 25.508 increased by 75% =
  26. 26.390 increased by 10% =
  27. 27.425 decreased by 8% =
  28. 28.50 decreased by 12% =
  29. 29.530 increased by 60% =
  30. 30.770 increased by 20% =
  31. 31.372 increased by 25% =
  32. 32.180 decreased by 20% =
  33. 33.320 decreased by 5% =
  34. 34.245 increased by 20% =
  35. 35.705 increased by 20% =
  36. 36.125 increased by 20% =
  37. 37.380 increased by 30% =
  38. 38.444 decreased by 25% =
  39. 39.132 increased by 75% =
  40. 40.150 increased by 12% =

Answer key

  1. 264
  2. 920
  3. 812
  4. 703
  5. 621
  6. 648
  7. 276
  8. 315
  9. 36
  10. 1148
  11. 567
  12. 95
  13. 704
  14. 152
  15. 1267
  16. 871
  17. 792
  18. 366
  19. 182
  20. 36
  21. 682
  22. 539
  23. 625
  24. 1036
  25. 889
  26. 429
  27. 391
  28. 44
  29. 848
  30. 924
  31. 465
  32. 144
  33. 304
  34. 294
  35. 846
  36. 150
  37. 494
  38. 333
  39. 231
  40. 168

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