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Percentage Increase and Decrease Trick Worksheet

Speed calculation lesson 23: Increase or decrease by a percent · Set 373 · 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. 1.540 decreased by 5% =
  2. 2.420 decreased by 15% =
  3. 3.580 decreased by 5% =
  4. 4.110 decreased by 30% =
  5. 5.360 decreased by 5% =
  6. 6.104 decreased by 75% =
  7. 7.380 decreased by 10% =
  8. 8.704 decreased by 50% =
  9. 9.540 decreased by 60% =
  10. 10.280 decreased by 35% =
  11. 11.800 increased by 12% =
  12. 12.600 increased by 8% =
  13. 13.450 increased by 40% =
  14. 14.375 increased by 8% =
  15. 15.440 increased by 15% =
  16. 16.592 increased by 75% =
  17. 17.440 decreased by 5% =
  18. 18.220 decreased by 5% =
  19. 19.440 increased by 5% =
  20. 20.100 decreased by 8% =
  21. 21.325 decreased by 8% =
  22. 22.500 decreased by 15% =
  23. 23.224 decreased by 25% =
  24. 24.610 decreased by 60% =
  25. 25.560 increased by 40% =
  26. 26.452 decreased by 75% =
  27. 27.250 decreased by 40% =
  28. 28.245 increased by 20% =
  29. 29.425 increased by 8% =
  30. 30.50 increased by 8% =
  31. 31.760 increased by 5% =
  32. 32.225 decreased by 12% =
  33. 33.450 decreased by 12% =
  34. 34.60 decreased by 5% =
  35. 35.620 decreased by 20% =
  36. 36.450 decreased by 20% =
  37. 37.220 decreased by 15% =
  38. 38.140 increased by 10% =
  39. 39.600 increased by 5% =
  40. 40.320 increased by 35% =

Answer key

  1. 513
  2. 357
  3. 551
  4. 77
  5. 342
  6. 26
  7. 342
  8. 352
  9. 216
  10. 182
  11. 896
  12. 648
  13. 630
  14. 405
  15. 506
  16. 1036
  17. 418
  18. 209
  19. 462
  20. 92
  21. 299
  22. 425
  23. 168
  24. 244
  25. 784
  26. 113
  27. 150
  28. 294
  29. 459
  30. 54
  31. 798
  32. 198
  33. 396
  34. 57
  35. 496
  36. 360
  37. 187
  38. 154
  39. 630
  40. 432

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