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Percentage Increase and Decrease Trick Worksheet

Speed calculation lesson 23: Increase or decrease by a percent · Set 528 · 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. 1.560 increased by 5% =
  2. 2.665 increased by 20% =
  3. 3.516 increased by 75% =
  4. 4.625 increased by 12% =
  5. 5.765 decreased by 60% =
  6. 6.260 decreased by 40% =
  7. 7.80 increased by 10% =
  8. 8.756 decreased by 75% =
  9. 9.230 increased by 10% =
  10. 10.530 decreased by 10% =
  11. 11.580 increased by 10% =
  12. 12.680 increased by 5% =
  13. 13.175 decreased by 12% =
  14. 14.390 decreased by 30% =
  15. 15.280 decreased by 30% =
  16. 16.250 decreased by 10% =
  17. 17.800 increased by 30% =
  18. 18.260 decreased by 5% =
  19. 19.680 increased by 10% =
  20. 20.48 decreased by 50% =
  21. 21.800 decreased by 35% =
  22. 22.238 increased by 50% =
  23. 23.250 decreased by 12% =
  24. 24.350 increased by 12% =
  25. 25.555 decreased by 20% =
  26. 26.524 decreased by 75% =
  27. 27.320 decreased by 30% =
  28. 28.220 decreased by 5% =
  29. 29.480 increased by 5% =
  30. 30.760 decreased by 20% =
  31. 31.564 increased by 25% =
  32. 32.485 decreased by 20% =
  33. 33.280 decreased by 35% =
  34. 34.128 increased by 75% =
  35. 35.340 increased by 5% =
  36. 36.75 decreased by 8% =
  37. 37.408 decreased by 75% =
  38. 38.660 increased by 5% =
  39. 39.160 increased by 10% =
  40. 40.400 decreased by 12% =

Answer key

  1. 588
  2. 798
  3. 903
  4. 700
  5. 306
  6. 156
  7. 88
  8. 189
  9. 253
  10. 477
  11. 638
  12. 714
  13. 154
  14. 273
  15. 196
  16. 225
  17. 1040
  18. 247
  19. 748
  20. 24
  21. 520
  22. 357
  23. 220
  24. 392
  25. 444
  26. 131
  27. 224
  28. 209
  29. 504
  30. 608
  31. 705
  32. 388
  33. 182
  34. 224
  35. 357
  36. 69
  37. 102
  38. 693
  39. 176
  40. 352

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