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Percentage Increase and Decrease Trick Worksheet

Speed calculation lesson 23: Increase or decrease by a percent · Set 391 · 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. 2.250 increased by 8% =
  3. 3.730 increased by 50% =
  4. 4.580 increased by 35% =
  5. 5.75 increased by 12% =
  6. 6.68 increased by 75% =
  7. 7.75 decreased by 40% =
  8. 8.200 increased by 35% =
  9. 9.70 increased by 30% =
  10. 10.160 increased by 15% =
  11. 11.760 decreased by 15% =
  12. 12.275 increased by 8% =
  13. 13.300 decreased by 5% =
  14. 14.540 increased by 5% =
  15. 15.500 increased by 12% =
  16. 16.650 increased by 12% =
  17. 17.230 decreased by 40% =
  18. 18.260 decreased by 15% =
  19. 19.680 decreased by 15% =
  20. 20.225 decreased by 8% =
  21. 21.400 decreased by 5% =
  22. 22.316 increased by 25% =
  23. 23.765 increased by 40% =
  24. 24.740 increased by 30% =
  25. 25.565 increased by 20% =
  26. 26.220 increased by 35% =
  27. 27.185 decreased by 60% =
  28. 28.140 increased by 10% =
  29. 29.680 decreased by 35% =
  30. 30.340 decreased by 15% =
  31. 31.325 decreased by 60% =
  32. 32.550 increased by 8% =
  33. 33.710 decreased by 10% =
  34. 34.535 decreased by 20% =
  35. 35.260 decreased by 35% =
  36. 36.662 decreased by 50% =
  37. 37.420 increased by 75% =
  38. 38.175 decreased by 8% =
  39. 39.116 increased by 75% =
  40. 40.175 increased by 12% =

Answer key

  1. 570
  2. 270
  3. 1095
  4. 783
  5. 84
  6. 119
  7. 45
  8. 270
  9. 91
  10. 184
  11. 646
  12. 297
  13. 285
  14. 567
  15. 560
  16. 728
  17. 138
  18. 221
  19. 578
  20. 207
  21. 380
  22. 395
  23. 1071
  24. 962
  25. 678
  26. 297
  27. 74
  28. 154
  29. 442
  30. 289
  31. 130
  32. 594
  33. 639
  34. 428
  35. 169
  36. 331
  37. 735
  38. 161
  39. 203
  40. 196

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