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Percentage Increase and Decrease Trick Worksheet

Speed calculation lesson 23: Increase or decrease by a percent · Set 372 · 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. 1.600 decreased by 5% =
  2. 2.270 decreased by 50% =
  3. 3.680 increased by 15% =
  4. 4.75 decreased by 12% =
  5. 5.120 decreased by 20% =
  6. 6.105 increased by 40% =
  7. 7.325 increased by 8% =
  8. 8.316 decreased by 50% =
  9. 9.560 increased by 30% =
  10. 10.780 decreased by 5% =
  11. 11.495 increased by 40% =
  12. 12.400 increased by 8% =
  13. 13.450 increased by 8% =
  14. 14.395 increased by 40% =
  15. 15.240 decreased by 35% =
  16. 16.560 increased by 20% =
  17. 17.750 decreased by 8% =
  18. 18.715 decreased by 60% =
  19. 19.420 decreased by 5% =
  20. 20.120 decreased by 5% =
  21. 21.252 decreased by 50% =
  22. 22.320 decreased by 5% =
  23. 23.730 decreased by 20% =
  24. 24.170 decreased by 30% =
  25. 25.130 decreased by 20% =
  26. 26.780 increased by 30% =
  27. 27.556 decreased by 75% =
  28. 28.716 increased by 25% =
  29. 29.765 increased by 20% =
  30. 30.236 decreased by 25% =
  31. 31.690 increased by 30% =
  32. 32.340 decreased by 20% =
  33. 33.500 decreased by 15% =
  34. 34.355 decreased by 20% =
  35. 35.700 increased by 12% =
  36. 36.624 decreased by 75% =
  37. 37.500 increased by 35% =
  38. 38.450 decreased by 12% =
  39. 39.85 increased by 40% =
  40. 40.360 increased by 5% =

Answer key

  1. 570
  2. 135
  3. 782
  4. 66
  5. 96
  6. 147
  7. 351
  8. 158
  9. 728
  10. 741
  11. 693
  12. 432
  13. 486
  14. 553
  15. 156
  16. 672
  17. 690
  18. 286
  19. 399
  20. 114
  21. 126
  22. 304
  23. 584
  24. 119
  25. 104
  26. 1014
  27. 139
  28. 895
  29. 918
  30. 177
  31. 897
  32. 272
  33. 425
  34. 284
  35. 784
  36. 156
  37. 675
  38. 396
  39. 119
  40. 378

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