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Percentage Increase and Decrease Trick Worksheet

Speed calculation lesson 23: Increase or decrease by a percent · Set 520 · 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. 1.240 increased by 5% =
  2. 2.800 increased by 8% =
  3. 3.760 increased by 60% =
  4. 4.500 increased by 12% =
  5. 5.68 decreased by 50% =
  6. 6.800 increased by 10% =
  7. 7.740 increased by 5% =
  8. 8.420 decreased by 40% =
  9. 9.660 increased by 15% =
  10. 10.310 increased by 20% =
  11. 11.740 increased by 60% =
  12. 12.120 increased by 5% =
  13. 13.795 increased by 40% =
  14. 14.80 increased by 40% =
  15. 15.100 increased by 12% =
  16. 16.480 increased by 60% =
  17. 17.60 decreased by 5% =
  18. 18.655 decreased by 20% =
  19. 19.470 increased by 60% =
  20. 20.700 increased by 5% =
  21. 21.530 increased by 20% =
  22. 22.130 increased by 20% =
  23. 23.680 decreased by 5% =
  24. 24.300 increased by 8% =
  25. 25.560 decreased by 5% =
  26. 26.800 increased by 35% =
  27. 27.575 decreased by 12% =
  28. 28.205 increased by 40% =
  29. 29.190 increased by 30% =
  30. 30.760 increased by 40% =
  31. 31.740 decreased by 75% =
  32. 32.448 increased by 25% =
  33. 33.48 decreased by 25% =
  34. 34.690 increased by 60% =
  35. 35.690 decreased by 20% =
  36. 36.180 increased by 15% =
  37. 37.100 decreased by 15% =
  38. 38.455 increased by 40% =
  39. 39.75 decreased by 8% =
  40. 40.260 increased by 15% =

Answer key

  1. 252
  2. 864
  3. 1216
  4. 560
  5. 34
  6. 880
  7. 777
  8. 252
  9. 759
  10. 372
  11. 1184
  12. 126
  13. 1113
  14. 112
  15. 112
  16. 768
  17. 57
  18. 524
  19. 752
  20. 735
  21. 636
  22. 156
  23. 646
  24. 324
  25. 532
  26. 1080
  27. 506
  28. 287
  29. 247
  30. 1064
  31. 185
  32. 560
  33. 36
  34. 1104
  35. 552
  36. 207
  37. 85
  38. 637
  39. 69
  40. 299

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