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Percentage Increase and Decrease Trick Worksheet

Speed calculation lesson 23: Increase or decrease by a percent · Set 879 · 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. 1.305 increased by 20% =
  2. 2.700 decreased by 8% =
  3. 3.710 increased by 30% =
  4. 4.475 decreased by 8% =
  5. 5.780 decreased by 10% =
  6. 6.690 decreased by 10% =
  7. 7.625 increased by 20% =
  8. 8.140 decreased by 40% =
  9. 9.650 increased by 12% =
  10. 10.60 increased by 20% =
  11. 11.100 decreased by 35% =
  12. 12.670 increased by 30% =
  13. 13.575 increased by 8% =
  14. 14.356 decreased by 75% =
  15. 15.620 increased by 10% =
  16. 16.225 decreased by 8% =
  17. 17.740 decreased by 5% =
  18. 18.380 decreased by 5% =
  19. 19.444 increased by 75% =
  20. 20.420 increased by 5% =
  21. 21.780 increased by 10% =
  22. 22.288 increased by 75% =
  23. 23.390 decreased by 30% =
  24. 24.530 increased by 30% =
  25. 25.670 increased by 10% =
  26. 26.220 increased by 35% =
  27. 27.660 increased by 20% =
  28. 28.676 decreased by 25% =
  29. 29.754 decreased by 50% =
  30. 30.620 increased by 40% =
  31. 31.490 decreased by 20% =
  32. 32.380 increased by 5% =
  33. 33.480 decreased by 50% =
  34. 34.200 decreased by 12% =
  35. 35.328 increased by 50% =
  36. 36.210 decreased by 10% =
  37. 37.788 decreased by 25% =
  38. 38.600 increased by 35% =
  39. 39.648 decreased by 25% =
  40. 40.720 increased by 5% =

Answer key

  1. 366
  2. 644
  3. 923
  4. 437
  5. 702
  6. 621
  7. 750
  8. 84
  9. 728
  10. 72
  11. 65
  12. 871
  13. 621
  14. 89
  15. 682
  16. 207
  17. 703
  18. 361
  19. 777
  20. 441
  21. 858
  22. 504
  23. 273
  24. 689
  25. 737
  26. 297
  27. 792
  28. 507
  29. 377
  30. 868
  31. 392
  32. 399
  33. 240
  34. 176
  35. 492
  36. 189
  37. 591
  38. 810
  39. 486
  40. 756

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