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Percentage Increase and Decrease Trick Worksheet

Speed calculation lesson 23: Increase or decrease by a percent · Set 194 · 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. 1.560 increased by 5% =
  2. 2.750 increased by 12% =
  3. 3.246 increased by 50% =
  4. 4.420 increased by 10% =
  5. 5.190 decreased by 30% =
  6. 6.524 decreased by 25% =
  7. 7.356 increased by 50% =
  8. 8.140 increased by 5% =
  9. 9.260 increased by 20% =
  10. 10.460 increased by 5% =
  11. 11.600 increased by 40% =
  12. 12.90 increased by 30% =
  13. 13.110 increased by 30% =
  14. 14.645 increased by 40% =
  15. 15.150 decreased by 30% =
  16. 16.496 decreased by 25% =
  17. 17.725 increased by 8% =
  18. 18.100 increased by 35% =
  19. 19.105 increased by 40% =
  20. 20.390 increased by 30% =
  21. 21.192 decreased by 25% =
  22. 22.180 increased by 15% =
  23. 23.90 increased by 40% =
  24. 24.744 decreased by 75% =
  25. 25.740 increased by 35% =
  26. 26.195 increased by 60% =
  27. 27.520 decreased by 35% =
  28. 28.660 decreased by 5% =
  29. 29.648 increased by 75% =
  30. 30.380 decreased by 35% =
  31. 31.675 decreased by 12% =
  32. 32.296 decreased by 75% =
  33. 33.440 decreased by 40% =
  34. 34.760 decreased by 15% =
  35. 35.80 increased by 5% =
  36. 36.412 decreased by 75% =
  37. 37.236 increased by 75% =
  38. 38.225 increased by 8% =
  39. 39.272 decreased by 25% =
  40. 40.675 increased by 8% =

Answer key

  1. 588
  2. 840
  3. 369
  4. 462
  5. 133
  6. 393
  7. 534
  8. 147
  9. 312
  10. 483
  11. 840
  12. 117
  13. 143
  14. 903
  15. 105
  16. 372
  17. 783
  18. 135
  19. 147
  20. 507
  21. 144
  22. 207
  23. 126
  24. 186
  25. 999
  26. 312
  27. 338
  28. 627
  29. 1134
  30. 247
  31. 594
  32. 74
  33. 264
  34. 646
  35. 84
  36. 103
  37. 413
  38. 243
  39. 204
  40. 729

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