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Percentage Increase and Decrease Trick Worksheet

Speed calculation lesson 23: Increase or decrease by a percent · Set 394 · 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. 1.100 decreased by 5% =
  2. 2.740 increased by 35% =
  3. 3.65 increased by 20% =
  4. 4.460 decreased by 30% =
  5. 5.240 decreased by 10% =
  6. 6.686 decreased by 50% =
  7. 7.40 increased by 35% =
  8. 8.188 decreased by 25% =
  9. 9.172 decreased by 25% =
  10. 10.260 decreased by 20% =
  11. 11.788 increased by 75% =
  12. 12.220 decreased by 5% =
  13. 13.600 increased by 20% =
  14. 14.790 decreased by 40% =
  15. 15.500 increased by 12% =
  16. 16.80 decreased by 30% =
  17. 17.750 increased by 12% =
  18. 18.90 decreased by 40% =
  19. 19.725 increased by 8% =
  20. 20.550 decreased by 10% =
  21. 21.50 increased by 30% =
  22. 22.150 increased by 20% =
  23. 23.440 increased by 40% =
  24. 24.475 increased by 8% =
  25. 25.340 increased by 35% =
  26. 26.425 increased by 12% =
  27. 27.520 increased by 5% =
  28. 28.765 increased by 20% =
  29. 29.360 increased by 30% =
  30. 30.260 increased by 10% =
  31. 31.200 increased by 8% =
  32. 32.125 decreased by 8% =
  33. 33.310 decreased by 10% =
  34. 34.70 increased by 60% =
  35. 35.495 increased by 60% =
  36. 36.650 increased by 8% =
  37. 37.450 increased by 50% =
  38. 38.336 decreased by 75% =
  39. 39.684 decreased by 75% =
  40. 40.395 decreased by 20% =

Answer key

  1. 95
  2. 999
  3. 78
  4. 322
  5. 216
  6. 343
  7. 54
  8. 141
  9. 129
  10. 208
  11. 1379
  12. 209
  13. 720
  14. 474
  15. 560
  16. 56
  17. 840
  18. 54
  19. 783
  20. 495
  21. 65
  22. 180
  23. 616
  24. 513
  25. 459
  26. 476
  27. 546
  28. 918
  29. 468
  30. 286
  31. 216
  32. 115
  33. 279
  34. 112
  35. 792
  36. 702
  37. 675
  38. 84
  39. 171
  40. 316

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