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Percentage Increase and Decrease Trick Worksheet

Speed calculation lesson 23: Increase or decrease by a percent · Set 553 · 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. 1.280 increased by 5% =
  2. 2.540 decreased by 30% =
  3. 3.750 decreased by 30% =
  4. 4.650 increased by 60% =
  5. 5.390 increased by 10% =
  6. 6.580 decreased by 35% =
  7. 7.186 decreased by 50% =
  8. 8.80 decreased by 30% =
  9. 9.175 decreased by 60% =
  10. 10.688 increased by 25% =
  11. 11.575 decreased by 8% =
  12. 12.64 decreased by 75% =
  13. 13.615 increased by 20% =
  14. 14.496 decreased by 75% =
  15. 15.570 increased by 30% =
  16. 16.140 decreased by 20% =
  17. 17.225 increased by 8% =
  18. 18.120 decreased by 15% =
  19. 19.780 increased by 5% =
  20. 20.130 decreased by 60% =
  21. 21.700 increased by 8% =
  22. 22.380 increased by 5% =
  23. 23.700 decreased by 10% =
  24. 24.120 increased by 10% =
  25. 25.700 decreased by 10% =
  26. 26.740 increased by 35% =
  27. 27.700 increased by 35% =
  28. 28.752 decreased by 50% =
  29. 29.400 increased by 5% =
  30. 30.200 increased by 15% =
  31. 31.320 decreased by 5% =
  32. 32.200 increased by 8% =
  33. 33.400 decreased by 12% =
  34. 34.175 decreased by 8% =
  35. 35.110 decreased by 30% =
  36. 36.685 increased by 20% =
  37. 37.192 increased by 25% =
  38. 38.76 decreased by 25% =
  39. 39.436 decreased by 25% =
  40. 40.175 decreased by 12% =

Answer key

  1. 294
  2. 378
  3. 525
  4. 1040
  5. 429
  6. 377
  7. 93
  8. 56
  9. 70
  10. 860
  11. 529
  12. 16
  13. 738
  14. 124
  15. 741
  16. 112
  17. 243
  18. 102
  19. 819
  20. 52
  21. 756
  22. 399
  23. 630
  24. 132
  25. 630
  26. 999
  27. 945
  28. 376
  29. 420
  30. 230
  31. 304
  32. 216
  33. 352
  34. 161
  35. 77
  36. 822
  37. 240
  38. 57
  39. 327
  40. 154

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