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Percentage Increase and Decrease Trick Worksheet

Speed calculation lesson 23: Increase or decrease by a percent · Set 400 · 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. 1.300 decreased by 5% =
  2. 2.665 increased by 40% =
  3. 3.250 increased by 12% =
  4. 4.395 increased by 20% =
  5. 5.792 increased by 50% =
  6. 6.570 decreased by 10% =
  7. 7.556 increased by 25% =
  8. 8.340 increased by 15% =
  9. 9.575 decreased by 8% =
  10. 10.800 increased by 5% =
  11. 11.88 decreased by 25% =
  12. 12.660 increased by 35% =
  13. 13.508 decreased by 50% =
  14. 14.556 increased by 75% =
  15. 15.380 increased by 15% =
  16. 16.460 decreased by 30% =
  17. 17.320 decreased by 5% =
  18. 18.224 increased by 25% =
  19. 19.620 increased by 60% =
  20. 20.180 decreased by 35% =
  21. 21.714 decreased by 50% =
  22. 22.160 increased by 5% =
  23. 23.360 decreased by 20% =
  24. 24.644 increased by 75% =
  25. 25.560 increased by 5% =
  26. 26.285 increased by 60% =
  27. 27.380 decreased by 20% =
  28. 28.75 increased by 12% =
  29. 29.695 increased by 60% =
  30. 30.185 increased by 20% =
  31. 31.340 increased by 5% =
  32. 32.450 increased by 8% =
  33. 33.460 increased by 35% =
  34. 34.400 decreased by 35% =
  35. 35.790 increased by 40% =
  36. 36.340 increased by 15% =
  37. 37.90 increased by 40% =
  38. 38.175 decreased by 40% =
  39. 39.200 increased by 40% =
  40. 40.620 increased by 15% =

Answer key

  1. 285
  2. 931
  3. 280
  4. 474
  5. 1188
  6. 513
  7. 695
  8. 391
  9. 529
  10. 840
  11. 66
  12. 891
  13. 254
  14. 973
  15. 437
  16. 322
  17. 304
  18. 280
  19. 992
  20. 117
  21. 357
  22. 168
  23. 288
  24. 1127
  25. 588
  26. 456
  27. 304
  28. 84
  29. 1112
  30. 222
  31. 357
  32. 486
  33. 621
  34. 260
  35. 1106
  36. 391
  37. 126
  38. 105
  39. 280
  40. 713

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