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Percentage Increase and Decrease Trick Worksheet

Speed calculation lesson 23: Increase or decrease by a percent · Set 880 · 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. 1.400 increased by 75% =
  2. 2.150 decreased by 10% =
  3. 3.90 decreased by 20% =
  4. 4.700 decreased by 10% =
  5. 5.730 decreased by 20% =
  6. 6.225 decreased by 12% =
  7. 7.246 increased by 50% =
  8. 8.435 increased by 40% =
  9. 9.60 decreased by 20% =
  10. 10.675 increased by 12% =
  11. 11.104 increased by 25% =
  12. 12.550 increased by 12% =
  13. 13.550 increased by 10% =
  14. 14.488 increased by 25% =
  15. 15.530 decreased by 10% =
  16. 16.665 decreased by 60% =
  17. 17.600 decreased by 15% =
  18. 18.260 decreased by 10% =
  19. 19.300 increased by 35% =
  20. 20.280 increased by 5% =
  21. 21.400 decreased by 8% =
  22. 22.485 decreased by 60% =
  23. 23.40 increased by 15% =
  24. 24.795 increased by 60% =
  25. 25.60 decreased by 30% =
  26. 26.700 increased by 12% =
  27. 27.270 decreased by 30% =
  28. 28.544 increased by 25% =
  29. 29.236 increased by 50% =
  30. 30.330 decreased by 10% =
  31. 31.60 increased by 5% =
  32. 32.100 increased by 15% =
  33. 33.450 increased by 10% =
  34. 34.280 increased by 25% =
  35. 35.616 increased by 75% =
  36. 36.230 increased by 30% =
  37. 37.290 increased by 40% =
  38. 38.340 increased by 10% =
  39. 39.70 increased by 30% =
  40. 40.340 decreased by 5% =

Answer key

  1. 700
  2. 135
  3. 72
  4. 630
  5. 584
  6. 198
  7. 369
  8. 609
  9. 48
  10. 756
  11. 130
  12. 616
  13. 605
  14. 610
  15. 477
  16. 266
  17. 510
  18. 234
  19. 405
  20. 294
  21. 368
  22. 194
  23. 46
  24. 1272
  25. 42
  26. 784
  27. 189
  28. 680
  29. 354
  30. 297
  31. 63
  32. 115
  33. 495
  34. 350
  35. 1078
  36. 299
  37. 406
  38. 374
  39. 91
  40. 323

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