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Percentage Increase and Decrease Trick Worksheet

Speed calculation lesson 23: Increase or decrease by a percent · Set 529 · 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. 1.120 increased by 5% =
  2. 2.785 decreased by 20% =
  3. 3.80 increased by 60% =
  4. 4.340 decreased by 15% =
  5. 5.545 increased by 20% =
  6. 6.594 increased by 50% =
  7. 7.750 increased by 8% =
  8. 8.70 decreased by 10% =
  9. 9.325 decreased by 60% =
  10. 10.350 increased by 8% =
  11. 11.130 increased by 10% =
  12. 12.140 decreased by 30% =
  13. 13.46 increased by 50% =
  14. 14.425 increased by 12% =
  15. 15.780 decreased by 15% =
  16. 16.428 increased by 25% =
  17. 17.325 decreased by 60% =
  18. 18.180 increased by 15% =
  19. 19.80 decreased by 35% =
  20. 20.400 increased by 8% =
  21. 21.200 increased by 12% =
  22. 22.420 increased by 20% =
  23. 23.462 decreased by 50% =
  24. 24.160 decreased by 5% =
  25. 25.80 increased by 35% =
  26. 26.430 decreased by 10% =
  27. 27.200 increased by 30% =
  28. 28.740 increased by 35% =
  29. 29.720 increased by 15% =
  30. 30.305 increased by 20% =
  31. 31.655 decreased by 20% =
  32. 32.82 increased by 50% =
  33. 33.468 increased by 75% =
  34. 34.190 decreased by 10% =
  35. 35.90 decreased by 10% =
  36. 36.100 decreased by 60% =
  37. 37.740 decreased by 15% =
  38. 38.170 increased by 10% =
  39. 39.680 decreased by 35% =
  40. 40.224 increased by 75% =

Answer key

  1. 126
  2. 628
  3. 128
  4. 289
  5. 654
  6. 891
  7. 810
  8. 63
  9. 130
  10. 378
  11. 143
  12. 98
  13. 69
  14. 476
  15. 663
  16. 535
  17. 130
  18. 207
  19. 52
  20. 432
  21. 224
  22. 504
  23. 231
  24. 152
  25. 108
  26. 387
  27. 260
  28. 999
  29. 828
  30. 366
  31. 524
  32. 123
  33. 819
  34. 171
  35. 81
  36. 40
  37. 629
  38. 187
  39. 442
  40. 392

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