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Percentage Increase and Decrease Trick Worksheet

Speed calculation lesson 23: Increase or decrease by a percent · Set 52 · 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. 1.620 decreased by 5% =
  2. 2.675 decreased by 12% =
  3. 3.332 increased by 25% =
  4. 4.700 decreased by 12% =
  5. 5.585 increased by 20% =
  6. 6.170 decreased by 10% =
  7. 7.720 increased by 35% =
  8. 8.500 increased by 8% =
  9. 9.475 decreased by 8% =
  10. 10.690 increased by 20% =
  11. 11.190 decreased by 10% =
  12. 12.150 decreased by 12% =
  13. 13.325 increased by 60% =
  14. 14.320 increased by 5% =
  15. 15.180 decreased by 20% =
  16. 16.220 increased by 10% =
  17. 17.160 decreased by 20% =
  18. 18.165 increased by 20% =
  19. 19.630 decreased by 40% =
  20. 20.500 decreased by 15% =
  21. 21.100 increased by 50% =
  22. 22.250 decreased by 12% =
  23. 23.242 decreased by 50% =
  24. 24.400 decreased by 35% =
  25. 25.80 increased by 5% =
  26. 26.100 increased by 10% =
  27. 27.604 increased by 75% =
  28. 28.420 increased by 35% =
  29. 29.564 increased by 25% =
  30. 30.330 decreased by 10% =
  31. 31.428 increased by 25% =
  32. 32.275 decreased by 40% =
  33. 33.620 decreased by 35% =
  34. 34.285 decreased by 60% =
  35. 35.800 decreased by 5% =
  36. 36.384 decreased by 75% =
  37. 37.400 increased by 15% =
  38. 38.280 increased by 15% =
  39. 39.360 decreased by 30% =
  40. 40.48 increased by 50% =

Answer key

  1. 589
  2. 594
  3. 415
  4. 616
  5. 702
  6. 153
  7. 972
  8. 540
  9. 437
  10. 828
  11. 171
  12. 132
  13. 520
  14. 336
  15. 144
  16. 242
  17. 128
  18. 198
  19. 378
  20. 425
  21. 150
  22. 220
  23. 121
  24. 260
  25. 84
  26. 110
  27. 1057
  28. 567
  29. 705
  30. 297
  31. 535
  32. 165
  33. 403
  34. 114
  35. 760
  36. 96
  37. 460
  38. 322
  39. 252
  40. 72

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