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Percentage Increase and Decrease Trick Worksheet

Speed calculation lesson 23: Increase or decrease by a percent · Set 866 · 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. 1.495 increased by 60% =
  2. 2.505 increased by 20% =
  3. 3.700 decreased by 30% =
  4. 4.720 increased by 5% =
  5. 5.656 decreased by 50% =
  6. 6.775 decreased by 20% =
  7. 7.416 increased by 25% =
  8. 8.495 increased by 40% =
  9. 9.330 decreased by 40% =
  10. 10.722 decreased by 50% =
  11. 11.430 increased by 10% =
  12. 12.325 decreased by 12% =
  13. 13.660 increased by 5% =
  14. 14.750 increased by 8% =
  15. 15.690 decreased by 20% =
  16. 16.210 increased by 60% =
  17. 17.700 decreased by 12% =
  18. 18.392 increased by 25% =
  19. 19.775 increased by 8% =
  20. 20.700 decreased by 75% =
  21. 21.44 increased by 25% =
  22. 22.120 increased by 10% =
  23. 23.625 decreased by 8% =
  24. 24.50 decreased by 30% =
  25. 25.720 increased by 10% =
  26. 26.620 decreased by 5% =
  27. 27.140 decreased by 15% =
  28. 28.132 increased by 50% =
  29. 29.250 increased by 8% =
  30. 30.460 increased by 35% =
  31. 31.375 increased by 8% =
  32. 32.100 decreased by 35% =
  33. 33.560 increased by 5% =
  34. 34.800 decreased by 30% =
  35. 35.750 increased by 12% =
  36. 36.505 decreased by 20% =
  37. 37.635 decreased by 20% =
  38. 38.295 decreased by 40% =
  39. 39.560 decreased by 40% =
  40. 40.100 increased by 5% =

Answer key

  1. 792
  2. 606
  3. 490
  4. 756
  5. 328
  6. 620
  7. 520
  8. 693
  9. 198
  10. 361
  11. 473
  12. 286
  13. 693
  14. 810
  15. 552
  16. 336
  17. 616
  18. 490
  19. 837
  20. 175
  21. 55
  22. 132
  23. 575
  24. 35
  25. 792
  26. 589
  27. 119
  28. 198
  29. 270
  30. 621
  31. 405
  32. 65
  33. 588
  34. 560
  35. 840
  36. 404
  37. 508
  38. 177
  39. 336
  40. 105

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