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Percentage Increase and Decrease Trick Worksheet

Speed calculation lesson 23: Increase or decrease by a percent · Set 646 · 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. 1.540 increased by 5% =
  2. 2.752 decreased by 25% =
  3. 3.425 decreased by 12% =
  4. 4.580 decreased by 50% =
  5. 5.175 increased by 60% =
  6. 6.260 decreased by 5% =
  7. 7.290 increased by 30% =
  8. 8.290 decreased by 30% =
  9. 9.65 decreased by 20% =
  10. 10.200 decreased by 75% =
  11. 11.500 increased by 15% =
  12. 12.630 decreased by 10% =
  13. 13.240 increased by 15% =
  14. 14.525 decreased by 60% =
  15. 15.580 decreased by 30% =
  16. 16.740 decreased by 10% =
  17. 17.335 increased by 60% =
  18. 18.370 increased by 30% =
  19. 19.160 increased by 15% =
  20. 20.715 decreased by 20% =
  21. 21.390 increased by 10% =
  22. 22.450 increased by 12% =
  23. 23.636 increased by 75% =
  24. 24.292 increased by 75% =
  25. 25.155 increased by 40% =
  26. 26.410 increased by 10% =
  27. 27.348 decreased by 50% =
  28. 28.720 decreased by 25% =
  29. 29.120 increased by 15% =
  30. 30.790 increased by 10% =
  31. 31.460 decreased by 10% =
  32. 32.540 increased by 40% =
  33. 33.305 increased by 60% =
  34. 34.244 increased by 75% =
  35. 35.138 decreased by 50% =
  36. 36.225 increased by 12% =
  37. 37.620 decreased by 25% =
  38. 38.140 increased by 20% =
  39. 39.240 increased by 5% =
  40. 40.296 increased by 25% =

Answer key

  1. 567
  2. 564
  3. 374
  4. 290
  5. 280
  6. 247
  7. 377
  8. 203
  9. 52
  10. 50
  11. 575
  12. 567
  13. 276
  14. 210
  15. 406
  16. 666
  17. 536
  18. 481
  19. 184
  20. 572
  21. 429
  22. 504
  23. 1113
  24. 511
  25. 217
  26. 451
  27. 174
  28. 540
  29. 138
  30. 869
  31. 414
  32. 756
  33. 488
  34. 427
  35. 69
  36. 252
  37. 465
  38. 168
  39. 252
  40. 370

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