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Percentage Increase and Decrease Trick Worksheet

Speed calculation lesson 23: Increase or decrease by a percent · Set 388 · 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. 1.360 increased by 5% =
  2. 2.508 increased by 75% =
  3. 3.700 increased by 8% =
  4. 4.420 increased by 30% =
  5. 5.700 increased by 10% =
  6. 6.250 decreased by 20% =
  7. 7.130 decreased by 10% =
  8. 8.130 decreased by 40% =
  9. 9.305 increased by 40% =
  10. 10.185 increased by 60% =
  11. 11.100 increased by 10% =
  12. 12.750 decreased by 8% =
  13. 13.304 decreased by 50% =
  14. 14.208 increased by 50% =
  15. 15.260 decreased by 35% =
  16. 16.530 decreased by 10% =
  17. 17.740 decreased by 15% =
  18. 18.800 increased by 12% =
  19. 19.104 increased by 25% =
  20. 20.180 decreased by 10% =
  21. 21.715 increased by 40% =
  22. 22.460 decreased by 35% =
  23. 23.590 increased by 30% =
  24. 24.780 increased by 30% =
  25. 25.475 increased by 8% =
  26. 26.724 increased by 50% =
  27. 27.160 increased by 15% =
  28. 28.525 decreased by 12% =
  29. 29.75 decreased by 8% =
  30. 30.120 decreased by 35% =
  31. 31.285 decreased by 40% =
  32. 32.170 increased by 60% =
  33. 33.468 decreased by 50% =
  34. 34.426 increased by 50% =
  35. 35.360 decreased by 5% =
  36. 36.300 decreased by 25% =
  37. 37.665 increased by 20% =
  38. 38.70 increased by 10% =
  39. 39.470 increased by 20% =
  40. 40.440 increased by 15% =

Answer key

  1. 378
  2. 889
  3. 756
  4. 546
  5. 770
  6. 200
  7. 117
  8. 78
  9. 427
  10. 296
  11. 110
  12. 690
  13. 152
  14. 312
  15. 169
  16. 477
  17. 629
  18. 896
  19. 130
  20. 162
  21. 1001
  22. 299
  23. 767
  24. 1014
  25. 513
  26. 1086
  27. 184
  28. 462
  29. 69
  30. 78
  31. 171
  32. 272
  33. 234
  34. 639
  35. 342
  36. 225
  37. 798
  38. 77
  39. 564
  40. 506

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