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Percentage Increase and Decrease Trick Worksheet

Speed calculation lesson 23: Increase or decrease by a percent · Set 399 · 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. 1.540 increased by 5% =
  2. 2.275 decreased by 60% =
  3. 3.440 increased by 10% =
  4. 4.200 increased by 10% =
  5. 5.340 decreased by 35% =
  6. 6.156 increased by 25% =
  7. 7.420 decreased by 35% =
  8. 8.740 decreased by 15% =
  9. 9.770 increased by 10% =
  10. 10.100 decreased by 10% =
  11. 11.125 increased by 12% =
  12. 12.295 decreased by 60% =
  13. 13.680 increased by 35% =
  14. 14.360 decreased by 30% =
  15. 15.730 increased by 10% =
  16. 16.500 decreased by 15% =
  17. 17.165 decreased by 40% =
  18. 18.658 increased by 50% =
  19. 19.625 increased by 40% =
  20. 20.745 increased by 20% =
  21. 21.718 increased by 50% =
  22. 22.475 increased by 8% =
  23. 23.320 decreased by 40% =
  24. 24.800 decreased by 12% =
  25. 25.725 decreased by 8% =
  26. 26.350 increased by 12% =
  27. 27.220 decreased by 15% =
  28. 28.780 increased by 35% =
  29. 29.480 increased by 25% =
  30. 30.720 increased by 5% =
  31. 31.720 increased by 35% =
  32. 32.148 increased by 50% =
  33. 33.250 increased by 30% =
  34. 34.700 increased by 35% =
  35. 35.220 increased by 60% =
  36. 36.200 decreased by 35% =
  37. 37.488 increased by 75% =
  38. 38.780 decreased by 30% =
  39. 39.668 decreased by 75% =
  40. 40.390 decreased by 30% =

Answer key

  1. 567
  2. 110
  3. 484
  4. 220
  5. 221
  6. 195
  7. 273
  8. 629
  9. 847
  10. 90
  11. 140
  12. 118
  13. 918
  14. 252
  15. 803
  16. 425
  17. 99
  18. 987
  19. 875
  20. 894
  21. 1077
  22. 513
  23. 192
  24. 704
  25. 667
  26. 392
  27. 187
  28. 1053
  29. 600
  30. 756
  31. 972
  32. 222
  33. 325
  34. 945
  35. 352
  36. 130
  37. 854
  38. 546
  39. 167
  40. 273

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