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Percentage Increase and Decrease Trick Worksheet

Speed calculation lesson 23: Increase or decrease by a percent · Set 363 · 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. 1.40 increased by 5% =
  2. 2.540 decreased by 75% =
  3. 3.790 decreased by 30% =
  4. 4.710 decreased by 10% =
  5. 5.100 decreased by 35% =
  6. 6.705 decreased by 60% =
  7. 7.80 increased by 10% =
  8. 8.585 increased by 40% =
  9. 9.290 decreased by 40% =
  10. 10.772 increased by 25% =
  11. 11.700 increased by 10% =
  12. 12.565 decreased by 60% =
  13. 13.760 decreased by 5% =
  14. 14.238 increased by 50% =
  15. 15.340 increased by 10% =
  16. 16.696 decreased by 25% =
  17. 17.676 decreased by 25% =
  18. 18.140 increased by 15% =
  19. 19.700 decreased by 30% =
  20. 20.124 decreased by 25% =
  21. 21.440 increased by 25% =
  22. 22.500 decreased by 12% =
  23. 23.140 decreased by 30% =
  24. 24.180 increased by 15% =
  25. 25.400 increased by 35% =
  26. 26.225 increased by 8% =
  27. 27.700 decreased by 30% =
  28. 28.240 decreased by 30% =
  29. 29.650 decreased by 40% =
  30. 30.460 decreased by 15% =
  31. 31.560 decreased by 30% =
  32. 32.800 decreased by 8% =
  33. 33.580 increased by 30% =
  34. 34.675 decreased by 8% =
  35. 35.604 decreased by 25% =
  36. 36.244 increased by 25% =
  37. 37.772 increased by 75% =
  38. 38.50 decreased by 10% =
  39. 39.715 decreased by 40% =
  40. 40.284 decreased by 50% =

Answer key

  1. 42
  2. 135
  3. 553
  4. 639
  5. 65
  6. 282
  7. 88
  8. 819
  9. 174
  10. 965
  11. 770
  12. 226
  13. 722
  14. 357
  15. 374
  16. 522
  17. 507
  18. 161
  19. 490
  20. 93
  21. 550
  22. 440
  23. 98
  24. 207
  25. 540
  26. 243
  27. 490
  28. 168
  29. 390
  30. 391
  31. 392
  32. 736
  33. 754
  34. 621
  35. 453
  36. 305
  37. 1351
  38. 45
  39. 429
  40. 142

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