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Percentage Increase and Decrease Trick Worksheet

Speed calculation lesson 23: Increase or decrease by a percent · Set 488 · 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. 1.520 increased by 5% =
  2. 2.292 decreased by 75% =
  3. 3.465 increased by 20% =
  4. 4.790 increased by 30% =
  5. 5.160 increased by 5% =
  6. 6.780 decreased by 60% =
  7. 7.630 increased by 20% =
  8. 8.800 increased by 12% =
  9. 9.388 increased by 75% =
  10. 10.178 increased by 50% =
  11. 11.265 decreased by 40% =
  12. 12.650 decreased by 10% =
  13. 13.600 decreased by 10% =
  14. 14.45 increased by 20% =
  15. 15.40 decreased by 5% =
  16. 16.500 decreased by 15% =
  17. 17.654 decreased by 50% =
  18. 18.40 increased by 75% =
  19. 19.542 decreased by 50% =
  20. 20.420 increased by 20% =
  21. 21.136 decreased by 25% =
  22. 22.115 decreased by 40% =
  23. 23.788 decreased by 25% =
  24. 24.600 decreased by 30% =
  25. 25.720 increased by 15% =
  26. 26.216 decreased by 75% =
  27. 27.630 decreased by 20% =
  28. 28.540 increased by 15% =
  29. 29.180 increased by 50% =
  30. 30.770 decreased by 20% =
  31. 31.200 decreased by 5% =
  32. 32.330 decreased by 20% =
  33. 33.475 increased by 20% =
  34. 34.550 increased by 30% =
  35. 35.220 increased by 15% =
  36. 36.400 decreased by 30% =
  37. 37.440 increased by 50% =
  38. 38.430 decreased by 60% =
  39. 39.732 increased by 50% =
  40. 40.450 decreased by 12% =

Answer key

  1. 546
  2. 73
  3. 558
  4. 1027
  5. 168
  6. 312
  7. 756
  8. 896
  9. 679
  10. 267
  11. 159
  12. 585
  13. 540
  14. 54
  15. 38
  16. 425
  17. 327
  18. 70
  19. 271
  20. 504
  21. 102
  22. 69
  23. 591
  24. 420
  25. 828
  26. 54
  27. 504
  28. 621
  29. 270
  30. 616
  31. 190
  32. 264
  33. 570
  34. 715
  35. 253
  36. 280
  37. 660
  38. 172
  39. 1098
  40. 396

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