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Percentage Increase and Decrease Trick Worksheet

Speed calculation lesson 23: Increase or decrease by a percent · Set 599 · 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. 1.620 increased by 5% =
  2. 2.480 increased by 5% =
  3. 3.330 decreased by 30% =
  4. 4.410 increased by 50% =
  5. 5.660 increased by 5% =
  6. 6.345 increased by 60% =
  7. 7.250 increased by 12% =
  8. 8.180 increased by 35% =
  9. 9.452 increased by 75% =
  10. 10.125 decreased by 60% =
  11. 11.780 increased by 75% =
  12. 12.400 increased by 15% =
  13. 13.130 increased by 30% =
  14. 14.220 increased by 15% =
  15. 15.304 increased by 75% =
  16. 16.660 increased by 35% =
  17. 17.255 decreased by 20% =
  18. 18.240 decreased by 35% =
  19. 19.318 increased by 50% =
  20. 20.420 increased by 15% =
  21. 21.370 increased by 10% =
  22. 22.800 increased by 12% =
  23. 23.680 decreased by 10% =
  24. 24.340 increased by 30% =
  25. 25.788 decreased by 25% =
  26. 26.100 decreased by 10% =
  27. 27.280 increased by 5% =
  28. 28.740 increased by 5% =
  29. 29.220 decreased by 35% =
  30. 30.325 decreased by 60% =
  31. 31.760 decreased by 15% =
  32. 32.80 decreased by 30% =
  33. 33.760 decreased by 5% =
  34. 34.100 increased by 5% =
  35. 35.420 increased by 35% =
  36. 36.445 decreased by 40% =
  37. 37.220 decreased by 30% =
  38. 38.360 decreased by 10% =
  39. 39.100 decreased by 35% =
  40. 40.86 decreased by 50% =

Answer key

  1. 651
  2. 504
  3. 231
  4. 615
  5. 693
  6. 552
  7. 280
  8. 243
  9. 791
  10. 50
  11. 1365
  12. 460
  13. 169
  14. 253
  15. 532
  16. 891
  17. 204
  18. 156
  19. 477
  20. 483
  21. 407
  22. 896
  23. 612
  24. 442
  25. 591
  26. 90
  27. 294
  28. 777
  29. 143
  30. 130
  31. 646
  32. 56
  33. 722
  34. 105
  35. 567
  36. 267
  37. 154
  38. 324
  39. 65
  40. 43

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