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Percentage Increase and Decrease Trick Worksheet

Speed calculation lesson 23: Increase or decrease by a percent · Set 327 · 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. 1.100 increased by 8% =
  2. 2.420 increased by 5% =
  3. 3.400 decreased by 5% =
  4. 4.70 increased by 50% =
  5. 5.248 increased by 25% =
  6. 6.610 increased by 20% =
  7. 7.340 decreased by 40% =
  8. 8.640 increased by 15% =
  9. 9.500 increased by 75% =
  10. 10.210 increased by 10% =
  11. 11.584 decreased by 25% =
  12. 12.800 increased by 10% =
  13. 13.584 increased by 25% =
  14. 14.305 increased by 40% =
  15. 15.500 decreased by 20% =
  16. 16.55 increased by 20% =
  17. 17.550 increased by 8% =
  18. 18.665 decreased by 60% =
  19. 19.270 decreased by 10% =
  20. 20.140 decreased by 60% =
  21. 21.680 decreased by 10% =
  22. 22.460 increased by 20% =
  23. 23.640 increased by 10% =
  24. 24.190 decreased by 30% =
  25. 25.400 decreased by 5% =
  26. 26.725 increased by 60% =
  27. 27.740 decreased by 10% =
  28. 28.500 decreased by 20% =
  29. 29.80 decreased by 75% =
  30. 30.800 decreased by 15% =
  31. 31.220 decreased by 35% =
  32. 32.364 increased by 75% =
  33. 33.350 increased by 12% =
  34. 34.670 decreased by 10% =
  35. 35.720 increased by 15% =
  36. 36.56 decreased by 75% =
  37. 37.712 increased by 75% =
  38. 38.125 decreased by 20% =
  39. 39.660 increased by 10% =
  40. 40.175 decreased by 60% =

Answer key

  1. 108
  2. 441
  3. 380
  4. 105
  5. 310
  6. 732
  7. 204
  8. 736
  9. 875
  10. 231
  11. 438
  12. 880
  13. 730
  14. 427
  15. 400
  16. 66
  17. 594
  18. 266
  19. 243
  20. 56
  21. 612
  22. 552
  23. 704
  24. 133
  25. 380
  26. 1160
  27. 666
  28. 400
  29. 20
  30. 680
  31. 143
  32. 637
  33. 392
  34. 603
  35. 828
  36. 14
  37. 1246
  38. 100
  39. 726
  40. 70

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