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Percentage Increase and Decrease Trick Worksheet

Speed calculation lesson 23: Increase or decrease by a percent · Set 524 · 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. 1.100 increased by 5% =
  2. 2.616 decreased by 25% =
  3. 3.420 decreased by 10% =
  4. 4.555 increased by 40% =
  5. 5.120 decreased by 25% =
  6. 6.440 decreased by 35% =
  7. 7.150 increased by 10% =
  8. 8.400 decreased by 8% =
  9. 9.96 decreased by 25% =
  10. 10.175 increased by 8% =
  11. 11.310 increased by 40% =
  12. 12.770 increased by 10% =
  13. 13.310 increased by 30% =
  14. 14.760 increased by 15% =
  15. 15.472 increased by 25% =
  16. 16.434 increased by 50% =
  17. 17.198 increased by 50% =
  18. 18.220 decreased by 10% =
  19. 19.300 increased by 25% =
  20. 20.515 decreased by 40% =
  21. 21.106 decreased by 50% =
  22. 22.530 increased by 10% =
  23. 23.125 decreased by 12% =
  24. 24.640 decreased by 20% =
  25. 25.125 increased by 12% =
  26. 26.300 decreased by 12% =
  27. 27.340 decreased by 10% =
  28. 28.180 decreased by 75% =
  29. 29.270 decreased by 10% =
  30. 30.292 increased by 25% =
  31. 31.125 decreased by 8% =
  32. 32.592 decreased by 50% =
  33. 33.160 increased by 40% =
  34. 34.360 increased by 30% =
  35. 35.180 decreased by 5% =
  36. 36.250 increased by 40% =
  37. 37.76 increased by 75% =
  38. 38.390 increased by 40% =
  39. 39.88 increased by 75% =
  40. 40.500 increased by 8% =

Answer key

  1. 105
  2. 462
  3. 378
  4. 777
  5. 90
  6. 286
  7. 165
  8. 368
  9. 72
  10. 189
  11. 434
  12. 847
  13. 403
  14. 874
  15. 590
  16. 651
  17. 297
  18. 198
  19. 375
  20. 309
  21. 53
  22. 583
  23. 110
  24. 512
  25. 140
  26. 264
  27. 306
  28. 45
  29. 243
  30. 365
  31. 115
  32. 296
  33. 224
  34. 468
  35. 171
  36. 350
  37. 133
  38. 546
  39. 154
  40. 540

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