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Percentage Increase and Decrease Trick Worksheet

Speed calculation lesson 23: Increase or decrease by a percent · Set 359 · 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. 1.300 decreased by 5% =
  2. 2.672 increased by 50% =
  3. 3.600 increased by 5% =
  4. 4.150 increased by 8% =
  5. 5.380 decreased by 5% =
  6. 6.580 decreased by 35% =
  7. 7.220 decreased by 5% =
  8. 8.760 decreased by 5% =
  9. 9.660 decreased by 15% =
  10. 10.65 increased by 20% =
  11. 11.340 decreased by 15% =
  12. 12.44 increased by 50% =
  13. 13.640 decreased by 40% =
  14. 14.150 decreased by 8% =
  15. 15.775 decreased by 60% =
  16. 16.674 increased by 50% =
  17. 17.372 increased by 75% =
  18. 18.168 decreased by 75% =
  19. 19.320 increased by 15% =
  20. 20.525 increased by 40% =
  21. 21.225 decreased by 60% =
  22. 22.448 increased by 25% =
  23. 23.500 increased by 5% =
  24. 24.340 increased by 35% =
  25. 25.260 increased by 5% =
  26. 26.382 increased by 50% =
  27. 27.75 increased by 12% =
  28. 28.312 decreased by 25% =
  29. 29.595 increased by 40% =
  30. 30.760 decreased by 35% =
  31. 31.775 increased by 8% =
  32. 32.480 decreased by 25% =
  33. 33.772 decreased by 50% =
  34. 34.700 increased by 25% =
  35. 35.472 increased by 25% =
  36. 36.500 increased by 30% =
  37. 37.325 decreased by 8% =
  38. 38.780 increased by 5% =
  39. 39.376 decreased by 50% =
  40. 40.480 increased by 5% =

Answer key

  1. 285
  2. 1008
  3. 630
  4. 162
  5. 361
  6. 377
  7. 209
  8. 722
  9. 561
  10. 78
  11. 289
  12. 66
  13. 384
  14. 138
  15. 310
  16. 1011
  17. 651
  18. 42
  19. 368
  20. 735
  21. 90
  22. 560
  23. 525
  24. 459
  25. 273
  26. 573
  27. 84
  28. 234
  29. 833
  30. 494
  31. 837
  32. 360
  33. 386
  34. 875
  35. 590
  36. 650
  37. 299
  38. 819
  39. 188
  40. 504

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