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Percentage Increase and Decrease Trick Worksheet

Speed calculation lesson 23: Increase or decrease by a percent · Set 683 · 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. 1.440 increased by 15% =
  2. 2.584 decreased by 25% =
  3. 3.120 decreased by 5% =
  4. 4.360 decreased by 20% =
  5. 5.620 increased by 75% =
  6. 6.280 increased by 5% =
  7. 7.575 decreased by 8% =
  8. 8.100 decreased by 30% =
  9. 9.600 decreased by 8% =
  10. 10.240 decreased by 5% =
  11. 11.620 increased by 5% =
  12. 12.322 increased by 50% =
  13. 13.375 decreased by 12% =
  14. 14.140 increased by 5% =
  15. 15.395 decreased by 20% =
  16. 16.410 increased by 30% =
  17. 17.460 increased by 60% =
  18. 18.155 decreased by 60% =
  19. 19.75 increased by 12% =
  20. 20.720 increased by 30% =
  21. 21.610 decreased by 10% =
  22. 22.252 increased by 75% =
  23. 23.800 increased by 12% =
  24. 24.156 increased by 75% =
  25. 25.750 decreased by 8% =
  26. 26.80 decreased by 30% =
  27. 27.696 increased by 25% =
  28. 28.510 increased by 30% =
  29. 29.450 increased by 12% =
  30. 30.555 decreased by 60% =
  31. 31.480 increased by 60% =
  32. 32.100 decreased by 5% =
  33. 33.210 increased by 60% =
  34. 34.216 decreased by 75% =
  35. 35.40 increased by 20% =
  36. 36.630 decreased by 10% =
  37. 37.675 decreased by 12% =
  38. 38.520 decreased by 35% =
  39. 39.280 increased by 5% =
  40. 40.600 increased by 8% =

Answer key

  1. 506
  2. 438
  3. 114
  4. 288
  5. 1085
  6. 294
  7. 529
  8. 70
  9. 552
  10. 228
  11. 651
  12. 483
  13. 330
  14. 147
  15. 316
  16. 533
  17. 736
  18. 62
  19. 84
  20. 936
  21. 549
  22. 441
  23. 896
  24. 273
  25. 690
  26. 56
  27. 870
  28. 663
  29. 504
  30. 222
  31. 768
  32. 95
  33. 336
  34. 54
  35. 48
  36. 567
  37. 594
  38. 338
  39. 294
  40. 648

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