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Percentage Increase and Decrease Trick Worksheet

Speed calculation lesson 23: Increase or decrease by a percent · Set 204 · 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. 1.500 decreased by 5% =
  2. 2.200 decreased by 8% =
  3. 3.100 decreased by 25% =
  4. 4.396 decreased by 50% =
  5. 5.620 decreased by 75% =
  6. 6.620 increased by 35% =
  7. 7.160 increased by 15% =
  8. 8.524 increased by 25% =
  9. 9.230 increased by 30% =
  10. 10.400 increased by 35% =
  11. 11.675 increased by 12% =
  12. 12.600 increased by 30% =
  13. 13.520 increased by 30% =
  14. 14.520 decreased by 25% =
  15. 15.100 increased by 15% =
  16. 16.775 decreased by 8% =
  17. 17.95 decreased by 20% =
  18. 18.580 decreased by 10% =
  19. 19.360 increased by 15% =
  20. 20.375 decreased by 8% =
  21. 21.420 increased by 50% =
  22. 22.640 decreased by 5% =
  23. 23.660 increased by 35% =
  24. 24.200 decreased by 12% =
  25. 25.538 increased by 50% =
  26. 26.600 increased by 5% =
  27. 27.720 decreased by 20% =
  28. 28.226 decreased by 50% =
  29. 29.336 decreased by 25% =
  30. 30.400 increased by 30% =
  31. 31.800 increased by 30% =
  32. 32.680 increased by 15% =
  33. 33.190 increased by 30% =
  34. 34.600 increased by 12% =
  35. 35.640 increased by 10% =
  36. 36.340 increased by 20% =
  37. 37.240 increased by 20% =
  38. 38.255 increased by 40% =
  39. 39.680 increased by 35% =
  40. 40.500 decreased by 10% =

Answer key

  1. 475
  2. 184
  3. 75
  4. 198
  5. 155
  6. 837
  7. 184
  8. 655
  9. 299
  10. 540
  11. 756
  12. 780
  13. 676
  14. 390
  15. 115
  16. 713
  17. 76
  18. 522
  19. 414
  20. 345
  21. 630
  22. 608
  23. 891
  24. 176
  25. 807
  26. 630
  27. 576
  28. 113
  29. 252
  30. 520
  31. 1040
  32. 782
  33. 247
  34. 672
  35. 704
  36. 408
  37. 288
  38. 357
  39. 918
  40. 450

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