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Percentage Increase and Decrease Trick Worksheet

Speed calculation lesson 23: Increase or decrease by a percent · Set 59 · 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. 1.240 increased by 5% =
  2. 2.500 increased by 35% =
  3. 3.264 decreased by 25% =
  4. 4.60 increased by 35% =
  5. 5.754 decreased by 50% =
  6. 6.380 decreased by 15% =
  7. 7.208 increased by 75% =
  8. 8.405 decreased by 20% =
  9. 9.624 increased by 25% =
  10. 10.760 increased by 40% =
  11. 11.404 decreased by 75% =
  12. 12.190 increased by 30% =
  13. 13.620 increased by 15% =
  14. 14.116 decreased by 25% =
  15. 15.680 decreased by 15% =
  16. 16.685 decreased by 40% =
  17. 17.610 decreased by 40% =
  18. 18.795 increased by 20% =
  19. 19.380 increased by 25% =
  20. 20.325 increased by 8% =
  21. 21.796 increased by 25% =
  22. 22.204 increased by 75% =
  23. 23.785 increased by 40% =
  24. 24.515 increased by 60% =
  25. 25.180 decreased by 5% =
  26. 26.220 increased by 35% =
  27. 27.800 decreased by 5% =
  28. 28.636 increased by 25% =
  29. 29.620 decreased by 20% =
  30. 30.420 increased by 35% =
  31. 31.360 decreased by 15% =
  32. 32.200 increased by 15% =
  33. 33.580 decreased by 5% =
  34. 34.700 decreased by 40% =
  35. 35.50 increased by 8% =
  36. 36.175 increased by 12% =
  37. 37.494 increased by 50% =
  38. 38.750 decreased by 60% =
  39. 39.260 decreased by 15% =
  40. 40.52 increased by 25% =

Answer key

  1. 252
  2. 675
  3. 198
  4. 81
  5. 377
  6. 323
  7. 364
  8. 324
  9. 780
  10. 1064
  11. 101
  12. 247
  13. 713
  14. 87
  15. 578
  16. 411
  17. 366
  18. 954
  19. 475
  20. 351
  21. 995
  22. 357
  23. 1099
  24. 824
  25. 171
  26. 297
  27. 760
  28. 795
  29. 496
  30. 567
  31. 306
  32. 230
  33. 551
  34. 420
  35. 54
  36. 196
  37. 741
  38. 300
  39. 221
  40. 65

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