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Percentage Increase and Decrease Trick Worksheet

Speed calculation lesson 23: Increase or decrease by a percent · Set 371 · 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 decreased by 5% =
  2. 2.500 decreased by 15% =
  3. 3.180 increased by 40% =
  4. 4.280 decreased by 15% =
  5. 5.60 increased by 5% =
  6. 6.400 increased by 20% =
  7. 7.720 increased by 15% =
  8. 8.145 increased by 60% =
  9. 9.700 decreased by 8% =
  10. 10.604 decreased by 50% =
  11. 11.500 decreased by 5% =
  12. 12.775 increased by 12% =
  13. 13.680 decreased by 15% =
  14. 14.300 decreased by 35% =
  15. 15.320 decreased by 35% =
  16. 16.190 increased by 10% =
  17. 17.582 increased by 50% =
  18. 18.280 decreased by 15% =
  19. 19.380 increased by 35% =
  20. 20.80 decreased by 5% =
  21. 21.45 decreased by 20% =
  22. 22.145 increased by 60% =
  23. 23.390 increased by 20% =
  24. 24.740 decreased by 60% =
  25. 25.660 increased by 35% =
  26. 26.540 decreased by 40% =
  27. 27.540 increased by 10% =
  28. 28.310 increased by 20% =
  29. 29.160 decreased by 5% =
  30. 30.536 decreased by 75% =
  31. 31.330 decreased by 60% =
  32. 32.70 increased by 10% =
  33. 33.618 decreased by 50% =
  34. 34.425 increased by 12% =
  35. 35.196 increased by 75% =
  36. 36.650 decreased by 12% =
  37. 37.408 decreased by 75% =
  38. 38.612 increased by 25% =
  39. 39.648 decreased by 25% =
  40. 40.700 decreased by 20% =

Answer key

  1. 38
  2. 425
  3. 252
  4. 238
  5. 63
  6. 480
  7. 828
  8. 232
  9. 644
  10. 302
  11. 475
  12. 868
  13. 578
  14. 195
  15. 208
  16. 209
  17. 873
  18. 238
  19. 513
  20. 76
  21. 36
  22. 232
  23. 468
  24. 296
  25. 891
  26. 324
  27. 594
  28. 372
  29. 152
  30. 134
  31. 132
  32. 77
  33. 309
  34. 476
  35. 343
  36. 572
  37. 102
  38. 765
  39. 486
  40. 560

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