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Percentage Increase and Decrease Trick Worksheet

Speed calculation lesson 23: Increase or decrease by a percent · Set 678 · 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. 2.220 increased by 15% =
  3. 3.225 increased by 12% =
  4. 4.550 increased by 30% =
  5. 5.800 increased by 35% =
  6. 6.350 increased by 8% =
  7. 7.80 decreased by 20% =
  8. 8.770 decreased by 10% =
  9. 9.330 decreased by 60% =
  10. 10.120 increased by 35% =
  11. 11.504 increased by 25% =
  12. 12.475 decreased by 8% =
  13. 13.492 increased by 25% =
  14. 14.105 decreased by 40% =
  15. 15.434 increased by 50% =
  16. 16.125 increased by 12% =
  17. 17.114 increased by 50% =
  18. 18.632 decreased by 75% =
  19. 19.728 increased by 50% =
  20. 20.60 decreased by 5% =
  21. 21.200 increased by 8% =
  22. 22.650 decreased by 10% =
  23. 23.680 decreased by 15% =
  24. 24.40 increased by 75% =
  25. 25.60 decreased by 75% =
  26. 26.450 increased by 8% =
  27. 27.800 decreased by 5% =
  28. 28.585 decreased by 20% =
  29. 29.625 increased by 8% =
  30. 30.320 increased by 15% =
  31. 31.525 increased by 8% =
  32. 32.240 decreased by 20% =
  33. 33.225 increased by 8% =
  34. 34.128 increased by 75% =
  35. 35.736 increased by 75% =
  36. 36.695 increased by 40% =
  37. 37.680 increased by 5% =
  38. 38.140 increased by 75% =
  39. 39.80 decreased by 35% =
  40. 40.260 increased by 15% =

Answer key

  1. 651
  2. 253
  3. 252
  4. 715
  5. 1080
  6. 378
  7. 64
  8. 693
  9. 132
  10. 162
  11. 630
  12. 437
  13. 615
  14. 63
  15. 651
  16. 140
  17. 171
  18. 158
  19. 1092
  20. 57
  21. 216
  22. 585
  23. 578
  24. 70
  25. 15
  26. 486
  27. 760
  28. 468
  29. 675
  30. 368
  31. 567
  32. 192
  33. 243
  34. 224
  35. 1288
  36. 973
  37. 714
  38. 245
  39. 52
  40. 299

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