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Percentage Increase and Decrease Trick Worksheet

Speed calculation lesson 23: Increase or decrease by a percent · Set 50 · 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. 1.740 increased by 5% =
  2. 2.80 decreased by 30% =
  3. 3.795 increased by 40% =
  4. 4.460 increased by 5% =
  5. 5.528 increased by 25% =
  6. 6.135 increased by 60% =
  7. 7.440 decreased by 5% =
  8. 8.44 decreased by 50% =
  9. 9.80 decreased by 5% =
  10. 10.464 increased by 25% =
  11. 11.612 decreased by 75% =
  12. 12.680 increased by 5% =
  13. 13.440 decreased by 5% =
  14. 14.556 decreased by 75% =
  15. 15.584 increased by 25% =
  16. 16.380 decreased by 5% =
  17. 17.376 decreased by 50% =
  18. 18.320 increased by 35% =
  19. 19.100 decreased by 35% =
  20. 20.725 decreased by 8% =
  21. 21.800 increased by 35% =
  22. 22.640 increased by 5% =
  23. 23.620 decreased by 40% =
  24. 24.570 increased by 10% =
  25. 25.728 increased by 75% =
  26. 26.210 decreased by 10% =
  27. 27.46 decreased by 50% =
  28. 28.675 increased by 8% =
  29. 29.60 increased by 15% =
  30. 30.220 increased by 40% =
  31. 31.800 decreased by 15% =
  32. 32.100 increased by 5% =
  33. 33.160 decreased by 5% =
  34. 34.660 increased by 5% =
  35. 35.280 decreased by 15% =
  36. 36.92 increased by 25% =
  37. 37.220 increased by 10% =
  38. 38.60 increased by 40% =
  39. 39.452 decreased by 25% =
  40. 40.370 increased by 40% =

Answer key

  1. 777
  2. 56
  3. 1113
  4. 483
  5. 660
  6. 216
  7. 418
  8. 22
  9. 76
  10. 580
  11. 153
  12. 714
  13. 418
  14. 139
  15. 730
  16. 361
  17. 188
  18. 432
  19. 65
  20. 667
  21. 1080
  22. 672
  23. 372
  24. 627
  25. 1274
  26. 189
  27. 23
  28. 729
  29. 69
  30. 308
  31. 680
  32. 105
  33. 152
  34. 693
  35. 238
  36. 115
  37. 242
  38. 84
  39. 339
  40. 518

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