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Percentage Increase and Decrease Trick Worksheet

Speed calculation lesson 23: Increase or decrease by a percent · Set 875 · 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 increased by 20% =
  2. 2.350 increased by 30% =
  3. 3.800 increased by 12% =
  4. 4.700 decreased by 12% =
  5. 5.125 decreased by 8% =
  6. 6.225 increased by 8% =
  7. 7.60 decreased by 10% =
  8. 8.650 increased by 12% =
  9. 9.768 increased by 25% =
  10. 10.500 decreased by 40% =
  11. 11.300 increased by 20% =
  12. 12.124 increased by 25% =
  13. 13.420 increased by 15% =
  14. 14.635 decreased by 60% =
  15. 15.725 decreased by 12% =
  16. 16.190 decreased by 10% =
  17. 17.365 increased by 20% =
  18. 18.250 decreased by 8% =
  19. 19.528 increased by 25% =
  20. 20.300 decreased by 15% =
  21. 21.780 decreased by 5% =
  22. 22.220 decreased by 20% =
  23. 23.50 decreased by 8% =
  24. 24.120 decreased by 15% =
  25. 25.100 decreased by 35% =
  26. 26.164 decreased by 25% =
  27. 27.796 decreased by 25% =
  28. 28.775 decreased by 12% =
  29. 29.284 increased by 75% =
  30. 30.780 decreased by 10% =
  31. 31.615 decreased by 20% =
  32. 32.75 decreased by 8% =
  33. 33.644 decreased by 25% =
  34. 34.480 increased by 5% =
  35. 35.580 increased by 35% =
  36. 36.320 decreased by 5% =
  37. 37.245 increased by 40% =
  38. 38.420 decreased by 20% =
  39. 39.136 decreased by 25% =
  40. 40.560 increased by 10% =

Answer key

  1. 912
  2. 455
  3. 896
  4. 616
  5. 115
  6. 243
  7. 54
  8. 728
  9. 960
  10. 300
  11. 360
  12. 155
  13. 483
  14. 254
  15. 638
  16. 171
  17. 438
  18. 230
  19. 660
  20. 255
  21. 741
  22. 176
  23. 46
  24. 102
  25. 65
  26. 123
  27. 597
  28. 682
  29. 497
  30. 702
  31. 492
  32. 69
  33. 483
  34. 504
  35. 783
  36. 304
  37. 343
  38. 336
  39. 102
  40. 616

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