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Percentage Increase and Decrease Trick Worksheet

Speed calculation lesson 23: Increase or decrease by a percent · Set 518 · 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. 1.260 decreased by 5% =
  2. 2.250 increased by 12% =
  3. 3.130 decreased by 10% =
  4. 4.320 increased by 35% =
  5. 5.590 increased by 20% =
  6. 6.680 increased by 10% =
  7. 7.84 increased by 75% =
  8. 8.575 decreased by 12% =
  9. 9.615 decreased by 40% =
  10. 10.200 increased by 35% =
  11. 11.745 increased by 40% =
  12. 12.704 increased by 50% =
  13. 13.175 decreased by 12% =
  14. 14.435 increased by 40% =
  15. 15.600 increased by 15% =
  16. 16.410 increased by 10% =
  17. 17.130 decreased by 30% =
  18. 18.528 decreased by 25% =
  19. 19.560 increased by 15% =
  20. 20.360 increased by 15% =
  21. 21.786 decreased by 50% =
  22. 22.320 decreased by 35% =
  23. 23.390 increased by 10% =
  24. 24.620 decreased by 15% =
  25. 25.180 increased by 10% =
  26. 26.520 increased by 10% =
  27. 27.460 decreased by 75% =
  28. 28.244 increased by 25% =
  29. 29.475 decreased by 8% =
  30. 30.680 decreased by 60% =
  31. 31.385 increased by 60% =
  32. 32.525 decreased by 12% =
  33. 33.460 increased by 5% =
  34. 34.240 decreased by 25% =
  35. 35.110 increased by 10% =
  36. 36.775 decreased by 8% =
  37. 37.80 increased by 35% =
  38. 38.60 decreased by 20% =
  39. 39.534 increased by 50% =
  40. 40.230 decreased by 20% =

Answer key

  1. 247
  2. 280
  3. 117
  4. 432
  5. 708
  6. 748
  7. 147
  8. 506
  9. 369
  10. 270
  11. 1043
  12. 1056
  13. 154
  14. 609
  15. 690
  16. 451
  17. 91
  18. 396
  19. 644
  20. 414
  21. 393
  22. 208
  23. 429
  24. 527
  25. 198
  26. 572
  27. 115
  28. 305
  29. 437
  30. 272
  31. 616
  32. 462
  33. 483
  34. 180
  35. 121
  36. 713
  37. 108
  38. 48
  39. 801
  40. 184

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