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Percentage Increase and Decrease Trick Worksheet

Speed calculation lesson 23: Increase or decrease by a percent · Set 398 · 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. 1.180 decreased by 5% =
  2. 2.708 decreased by 75% =
  3. 3.720 decreased by 40% =
  4. 4.580 decreased by 10% =
  5. 5.302 decreased by 50% =
  6. 6.692 decreased by 75% =
  7. 7.605 decreased by 60% =
  8. 8.700 decreased by 15% =
  9. 9.200 increased by 8% =
  10. 10.650 increased by 60% =
  11. 11.260 increased by 20% =
  12. 12.684 increased by 75% =
  13. 13.625 decreased by 12% =
  14. 14.405 increased by 60% =
  15. 15.684 decreased by 25% =
  16. 16.488 increased by 25% =
  17. 17.300 decreased by 8% =
  18. 18.75 decreased by 8% =
  19. 19.340 decreased by 5% =
  20. 20.600 increased by 10% =
  21. 21.280 increased by 15% =
  22. 22.200 increased by 8% =
  23. 23.780 increased by 60% =
  24. 24.740 increased by 35% =
  25. 25.760 increased by 15% =
  26. 26.400 decreased by 10% =
  27. 27.665 increased by 40% =
  28. 28.120 decreased by 15% =
  29. 29.370 decreased by 30% =
  30. 30.365 increased by 60% =
  31. 31.50 increased by 12% =
  32. 32.150 decreased by 8% =
  33. 33.650 increased by 12% =
  34. 34.250 decreased by 8% =
  35. 35.140 increased by 10% =
  36. 36.120 increased by 30% =
  37. 37.200 increased by 40% =
  38. 38.575 decreased by 8% =
  39. 39.800 decreased by 10% =
  40. 40.120 increased by 5% =

Answer key

  1. 171
  2. 177
  3. 432
  4. 522
  5. 151
  6. 173
  7. 242
  8. 595
  9. 216
  10. 1040
  11. 312
  12. 1197
  13. 550
  14. 648
  15. 513
  16. 610
  17. 276
  18. 69
  19. 323
  20. 660
  21. 322
  22. 216
  23. 1248
  24. 999
  25. 874
  26. 360
  27. 931
  28. 102
  29. 259
  30. 584
  31. 56
  32. 138
  33. 728
  34. 230
  35. 154
  36. 156
  37. 280
  38. 529
  39. 720
  40. 126

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