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Percentage Increase and Decrease Trick Worksheet

Speed calculation lesson 23: Increase or decrease by a percent · Set 236 · 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. 1.280 increased by 5% =
  2. 2.540 increased by 10% =
  3. 3.164 increased by 75% =
  4. 4.380 decreased by 35% =
  5. 5.740 increased by 15% =
  6. 6.290 increased by 60% =
  7. 7.300 decreased by 35% =
  8. 8.716 increased by 25% =
  9. 9.200 decreased by 8% =
  10. 10.320 decreased by 10% =
  11. 11.260 decreased by 10% =
  12. 12.720 decreased by 10% =
  13. 13.300 increased by 5% =
  14. 14.60 increased by 10% =
  15. 15.124 increased by 75% =
  16. 16.180 decreased by 5% =
  17. 17.575 decreased by 8% =
  18. 18.600 increased by 40% =
  19. 19.560 decreased by 15% =
  20. 20.180 decreased by 30% =
  21. 21.640 decreased by 30% =
  22. 22.675 increased by 8% =
  23. 23.450 decreased by 60% =
  24. 24.360 increased by 15% =
  25. 25.500 increased by 8% =
  26. 26.220 increased by 40% =
  27. 27.80 increased by 35% =
  28. 28.380 increased by 10% =
  29. 29.120 increased by 20% =
  30. 30.465 decreased by 40% =
  31. 31.506 increased by 50% =
  32. 32.70 decreased by 60% =
  33. 33.360 increased by 10% =
  34. 34.550 increased by 8% =
  35. 35.75 decreased by 40% =
  36. 36.680 increased by 35% =
  37. 37.408 increased by 75% =
  38. 38.335 increased by 60% =
  39. 39.620 decreased by 5% =
  40. 40.332 increased by 50% =

Answer key

  1. 294
  2. 594
  3. 287
  4. 247
  5. 851
  6. 464
  7. 195
  8. 895
  9. 184
  10. 288
  11. 234
  12. 648
  13. 315
  14. 66
  15. 217
  16. 171
  17. 529
  18. 840
  19. 476
  20. 126
  21. 448
  22. 729
  23. 180
  24. 414
  25. 540
  26. 308
  27. 108
  28. 418
  29. 144
  30. 279
  31. 759
  32. 28
  33. 396
  34. 594
  35. 45
  36. 918
  37. 714
  38. 536
  39. 589
  40. 498

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