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Percentage Increase and Decrease Trick Worksheet

Speed calculation lesson 23: Increase or decrease by a percent · Set 56 · 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. 1.390 increased by 10% =
  2. 2.500 decreased by 5% =
  3. 3.96 increased by 25% =
  4. 4.790 decreased by 10% =
  5. 5.708 decreased by 75% =
  6. 6.125 increased by 8% =
  7. 7.76 decreased by 50% =
  8. 8.100 decreased by 8% =
  9. 9.665 increased by 60% =
  10. 10.300 decreased by 30% =
  11. 11.350 decreased by 30% =
  12. 12.498 decreased by 50% =
  13. 13.600 decreased by 75% =
  14. 14.220 decreased by 5% =
  15. 15.260 decreased by 15% =
  16. 16.700 decreased by 75% =
  17. 17.785 increased by 20% =
  18. 18.390 increased by 10% =
  19. 19.100 decreased by 60% =
  20. 20.475 increased by 20% =
  21. 21.525 decreased by 60% =
  22. 22.360 decreased by 10% =
  23. 23.290 decreased by 30% =
  24. 24.260 increased by 50% =
  25. 25.744 decreased by 25% =
  26. 26.118 increased by 50% =
  27. 27.230 decreased by 10% =
  28. 28.300 increased by 35% =
  29. 29.490 increased by 20% =
  30. 30.378 increased by 50% =
  31. 31.80 decreased by 35% =
  32. 32.275 increased by 60% =
  33. 33.530 decreased by 10% =
  34. 34.752 decreased by 75% =
  35. 35.320 increased by 10% =
  36. 36.725 increased by 12% =
  37. 37.450 increased by 8% =
  38. 38.240 increased by 15% =
  39. 39.680 decreased by 5% =
  40. 40.260 increased by 5% =

Answer key

  1. 429
  2. 475
  3. 120
  4. 711
  5. 177
  6. 135
  7. 38
  8. 92
  9. 1064
  10. 210
  11. 245
  12. 249
  13. 150
  14. 209
  15. 221
  16. 175
  17. 942
  18. 429
  19. 40
  20. 570
  21. 210
  22. 324
  23. 203
  24. 390
  25. 558
  26. 177
  27. 207
  28. 405
  29. 588
  30. 567
  31. 52
  32. 440
  33. 477
  34. 188
  35. 352
  36. 812
  37. 486
  38. 276
  39. 646
  40. 273

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