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Percentage Increase and Decrease Trick Worksheet

Speed calculation lesson 23: Increase or decrease by a percent · Set 548 · 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. 1.220 decreased by 10% =
  2. 2.520 increased by 5% =
  3. 3.132 increased by 25% =
  4. 4.710 increased by 30% =
  5. 5.310 increased by 50% =
  6. 6.730 decreased by 10% =
  7. 7.250 increased by 8% =
  8. 8.215 decreased by 60% =
  9. 9.664 decreased by 50% =
  10. 10.385 decreased by 20% =
  11. 11.244 decreased by 75% =
  12. 12.190 increased by 10% =
  13. 13.120 increased by 5% =
  14. 14.545 decreased by 40% =
  15. 15.260 decreased by 35% =
  16. 16.70 increased by 10% =
  17. 17.660 decreased by 15% =
  18. 18.364 decreased by 25% =
  19. 19.205 decreased by 40% =
  20. 20.775 increased by 60% =
  21. 21.210 decreased by 10% =
  22. 22.460 decreased by 15% =
  23. 23.560 decreased by 5% =
  24. 24.200 increased by 60% =
  25. 25.570 decreased by 20% =
  26. 26.40 decreased by 35% =
  27. 27.740 decreased by 5% =
  28. 28.320 increased by 40% =
  29. 29.362 decreased by 50% =
  30. 30.510 decreased by 20% =
  31. 31.608 increased by 75% =
  32. 32.375 increased by 12% =
  33. 33.425 decreased by 8% =
  34. 34.196 increased by 75% =
  35. 35.540 decreased by 5% =
  36. 36.725 increased by 12% =
  37. 37.595 decreased by 20% =
  38. 38.725 increased by 12% =
  39. 39.565 increased by 20% =
  40. 40.500 decreased by 5% =

Answer key

  1. 198
  2. 546
  3. 165
  4. 923
  5. 465
  6. 657
  7. 270
  8. 86
  9. 332
  10. 308
  11. 61
  12. 209
  13. 126
  14. 327
  15. 169
  16. 77
  17. 561
  18. 273
  19. 123
  20. 1240
  21. 189
  22. 391
  23. 532
  24. 320
  25. 456
  26. 26
  27. 703
  28. 448
  29. 181
  30. 408
  31. 1064
  32. 420
  33. 391
  34. 343
  35. 513
  36. 812
  37. 476
  38. 812
  39. 678
  40. 475

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