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Percentage Increase and Decrease Trick Worksheet

Speed calculation lesson 23: Increase or decrease by a percent · Set 533 · 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. 1.140 decreased by 5% =
  2. 2.102 increased by 50% =
  3. 3.300 increased by 10% =
  4. 4.760 increased by 10% =
  5. 5.64 decreased by 25% =
  6. 6.785 decreased by 20% =
  7. 7.550 increased by 12% =
  8. 8.582 increased by 50% =
  9. 9.160 increased by 15% =
  10. 10.220 decreased by 20% =
  11. 11.376 increased by 25% =
  12. 12.435 increased by 20% =
  13. 13.80 decreased by 5% =
  14. 14.80 increased by 20% =
  15. 15.420 increased by 75% =
  16. 16.208 decreased by 25% =
  17. 17.710 increased by 40% =
  18. 18.720 decreased by 5% =
  19. 19.400 decreased by 75% =
  20. 20.100 increased by 35% =
  21. 21.374 decreased by 50% =
  22. 22.500 increased by 5% =
  23. 23.130 decreased by 60% =
  24. 24.300 decreased by 5% =
  25. 25.44 increased by 25% =
  26. 26.470 increased by 30% =
  27. 27.300 increased by 5% =
  28. 28.625 decreased by 12% =
  29. 29.70 increased by 30% =
  30. 30.320 increased by 5% =
  31. 31.450 decreased by 10% =
  32. 32.75 decreased by 12% =
  33. 33.40 increased by 25% =
  34. 34.180 increased by 35% =
  35. 35.520 decreased by 5% =
  36. 36.400 increased by 15% =
  37. 37.485 decreased by 20% =
  38. 38.800 increased by 35% =
  39. 39.40 decreased by 15% =
  40. 40.610 increased by 10% =

Answer key

  1. 133
  2. 153
  3. 330
  4. 836
  5. 48
  6. 628
  7. 616
  8. 873
  9. 184
  10. 176
  11. 470
  12. 522
  13. 76
  14. 96
  15. 735
  16. 156
  17. 994
  18. 684
  19. 100
  20. 135
  21. 187
  22. 525
  23. 52
  24. 285
  25. 55
  26. 611
  27. 315
  28. 550
  29. 91
  30. 336
  31. 405
  32. 66
  33. 50
  34. 243
  35. 494
  36. 460
  37. 388
  38. 1080
  39. 34
  40. 671

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