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Percentage Increase and Decrease Trick Worksheet

Speed calculation lesson 23: Increase or decrease by a percent · Set 392 · 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. 1.740 increased by 5% =
  2. 2.705 decreased by 20% =
  3. 3.395 decreased by 20% =
  4. 4.750 decreased by 8% =
  5. 5.100 decreased by 35% =
  6. 6.90 decreased by 20% =
  7. 7.100 increased by 12% =
  8. 8.800 decreased by 8% =
  9. 9.230 increased by 60% =
  10. 10.395 increased by 20% =
  11. 11.225 increased by 8% =
  12. 12.140 decreased by 35% =
  13. 13.325 increased by 12% =
  14. 14.100 increased by 5% =
  15. 15.560 increased by 10% =
  16. 16.655 increased by 60% =
  17. 17.60 increased by 10% =
  18. 18.400 increased by 20% =
  19. 19.330 decreased by 30% =
  20. 20.390 decreased by 10% =
  21. 21.700 increased by 15% =
  22. 22.216 decreased by 25% =
  23. 23.460 decreased by 5% =
  24. 24.360 increased by 5% =
  25. 25.620 increased by 15% =
  26. 26.476 increased by 25% =
  27. 27.300 decreased by 30% =
  28. 28.600 decreased by 5% =
  29. 29.588 increased by 25% =
  30. 30.464 decreased by 25% =
  31. 31.50 decreased by 60% =
  32. 32.240 decreased by 5% =
  33. 33.240 decreased by 5% =
  34. 34.610 increased by 40% =
  35. 35.430 increased by 40% =
  36. 36.480 decreased by 40% =
  37. 37.220 increased by 20% =
  38. 38.120 decreased by 35% =
  39. 39.500 decreased by 5% =
  40. 40.488 decreased by 50% =

Answer key

  1. 777
  2. 564
  3. 316
  4. 690
  5. 65
  6. 72
  7. 112
  8. 736
  9. 368
  10. 474
  11. 243
  12. 91
  13. 364
  14. 105
  15. 616
  16. 1048
  17. 66
  18. 480
  19. 231
  20. 351
  21. 805
  22. 162
  23. 437
  24. 378
  25. 713
  26. 595
  27. 210
  28. 570
  29. 735
  30. 348
  31. 20
  32. 228
  33. 228
  34. 854
  35. 602
  36. 288
  37. 264
  38. 78
  39. 475
  40. 244

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