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Percentage Increase and Decrease Trick Worksheet

Speed calculation lesson 23: Increase or decrease by a percent · Set 687 · 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. 1.320 increased by 5% =
  2. 2.680 decreased by 30% =
  3. 3.454 decreased by 50% =
  4. 4.790 increased by 20% =
  5. 5.260 decreased by 5% =
  6. 6.270 increased by 30% =
  7. 7.260 decreased by 15% =
  8. 8.160 decreased by 10% =
  9. 9.788 increased by 25% =
  10. 10.80 decreased by 35% =
  11. 11.680 increased by 40% =
  12. 12.145 increased by 40% =
  13. 13.345 decreased by 20% =
  14. 14.325 decreased by 12% =
  15. 15.80 decreased by 5% =
  16. 16.700 decreased by 30% =
  17. 17.800 decreased by 15% =
  18. 18.584 decreased by 25% =
  19. 19.125 decreased by 12% =
  20. 20.710 increased by 30% =
  21. 21.340 increased by 15% =
  22. 22.520 decreased by 40% =
  23. 23.150 decreased by 10% =
  24. 24.178 decreased by 50% =
  25. 25.180 increased by 35% =
  26. 26.744 decreased by 25% =
  27. 27.336 increased by 75% =
  28. 28.350 increased by 8% =
  29. 29.500 increased by 10% =
  30. 30.490 increased by 30% =
  31. 31.225 increased by 12% =
  32. 32.550 decreased by 30% =
  33. 33.170 decreased by 30% =
  34. 34.250 increased by 50% =
  35. 35.520 increased by 30% =
  36. 36.230 decreased by 50% =
  37. 37.592 increased by 75% =
  38. 38.80 decreased by 75% =
  39. 39.595 decreased by 40% =
  40. 40.180 increased by 10% =

Answer key

  1. 336
  2. 476
  3. 227
  4. 948
  5. 247
  6. 351
  7. 221
  8. 144
  9. 985
  10. 52
  11. 952
  12. 203
  13. 276
  14. 286
  15. 76
  16. 490
  17. 680
  18. 438
  19. 110
  20. 923
  21. 391
  22. 312
  23. 135
  24. 89
  25. 243
  26. 558
  27. 588
  28. 378
  29. 550
  30. 637
  31. 252
  32. 385
  33. 119
  34. 375
  35. 676
  36. 115
  37. 1036
  38. 20
  39. 357
  40. 198

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