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Percentage Increase and Decrease Trick Worksheet

Speed calculation lesson 23: Increase or decrease by a percent · Set 656 · 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. 1.325 decreased by 8% =
  2. 2.300 increased by 5% =
  3. 3.248 increased by 50% =
  4. 4.230 increased by 40% =
  5. 5.760 decreased by 5% =
  6. 6.80 decreased by 10% =
  7. 7.260 increased by 30% =
  8. 8.385 increased by 20% =
  9. 9.285 decreased by 40% =
  10. 10.725 increased by 8% =
  11. 11.156 increased by 75% =
  12. 12.675 increased by 40% =
  13. 13.385 decreased by 40% =
  14. 14.100 increased by 5% =
  15. 15.260 increased by 35% =
  16. 16.800 decreased by 35% =
  17. 17.260 decreased by 5% =
  18. 18.100 decreased by 8% =
  19. 19.360 decreased by 5% =
  20. 20.145 increased by 20% =
  21. 21.780 decreased by 5% =
  22. 22.270 decreased by 30% =
  23. 23.452 increased by 25% =
  24. 24.265 decreased by 40% =
  25. 25.704 increased by 25% =
  26. 26.675 decreased by 12% =
  27. 27.776 increased by 75% =
  28. 28.370 increased by 60% =
  29. 29.720 increased by 35% =
  30. 30.175 increased by 60% =
  31. 31.210 increased by 10% =
  32. 32.100 decreased by 12% =
  33. 33.80 decreased by 20% =
  34. 34.720 decreased by 15% =
  35. 35.120 decreased by 50% =
  36. 36.395 decreased by 20% =
  37. 37.325 decreased by 12% =
  38. 38.100 increased by 8% =
  39. 39.680 decreased by 5% =
  40. 40.222 increased by 50% =

Answer key

  1. 299
  2. 315
  3. 372
  4. 322
  5. 722
  6. 72
  7. 338
  8. 462
  9. 171
  10. 783
  11. 273
  12. 945
  13. 231
  14. 105
  15. 351
  16. 520
  17. 247
  18. 92
  19. 342
  20. 174
  21. 741
  22. 189
  23. 565
  24. 159
  25. 880
  26. 594
  27. 1358
  28. 592
  29. 972
  30. 280
  31. 231
  32. 88
  33. 64
  34. 612
  35. 60
  36. 316
  37. 286
  38. 108
  39. 646
  40. 333

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