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Percentage Increase and Decrease Trick Worksheet

Speed calculation lesson 23: Increase or decrease by a percent · Set 374 · 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. 1.550 increased by 10% =
  2. 2.100 increased by 5% =
  3. 3.525 decreased by 12% =
  4. 4.376 increased by 25% =
  5. 5.480 decreased by 15% =
  6. 6.204 decreased by 75% =
  7. 7.75 increased by 12% =
  8. 8.780 increased by 15% =
  9. 9.736 decreased by 25% =
  10. 10.214 decreased by 50% =
  11. 11.400 decreased by 10% =
  12. 12.220 increased by 35% =
  13. 13.380 increased by 5% =
  14. 14.392 decreased by 75% =
  15. 15.325 increased by 12% =
  16. 16.270 increased by 60% =
  17. 17.205 decreased by 40% =
  18. 18.740 increased by 5% =
  19. 19.300 decreased by 35% =
  20. 20.225 decreased by 8% =
  21. 21.260 decreased by 20% =
  22. 22.575 decreased by 8% =
  23. 23.450 increased by 10% =
  24. 24.60 increased by 35% =
  25. 25.645 increased by 20% =
  26. 26.150 increased by 40% =
  27. 27.700 decreased by 10% =
  28. 28.50 increased by 12% =
  29. 29.60 increased by 40% =
  30. 30.296 decreased by 75% =
  31. 31.180 increased by 5% =
  32. 32.70 decreased by 10% =
  33. 33.264 decreased by 25% =
  34. 34.680 increased by 35% =
  35. 35.760 increased by 5% =
  36. 36.540 decreased by 15% =
  37. 37.800 decreased by 8% =
  38. 38.120 decreased by 5% =
  39. 39.205 increased by 40% =
  40. 40.160 decreased by 10% =

Answer key

  1. 605
  2. 105
  3. 462
  4. 470
  5. 408
  6. 51
  7. 84
  8. 897
  9. 552
  10. 107
  11. 360
  12. 297
  13. 399
  14. 98
  15. 364
  16. 432
  17. 123
  18. 777
  19. 195
  20. 207
  21. 208
  22. 529
  23. 495
  24. 81
  25. 774
  26. 210
  27. 630
  28. 56
  29. 84
  30. 74
  31. 189
  32. 63
  33. 198
  34. 918
  35. 798
  36. 459
  37. 736
  38. 114
  39. 287
  40. 144

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