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Percentage Increase and Decrease Trick Worksheet

Speed calculation lesson 23: Increase or decrease by a percent · Set 69 · 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. 1.200 increased by 5% =
  2. 2.460 increased by 25% =
  3. 3.200 decreased by 8% =
  4. 4.430 increased by 30% =
  5. 5.270 increased by 30% =
  6. 6.770 decreased by 10% =
  7. 7.280 increased by 35% =
  8. 8.45 increased by 20% =
  9. 9.435 increased by 40% =
  10. 10.128 increased by 75% =
  11. 11.65 increased by 20% =
  12. 12.660 decreased by 40% =
  13. 13.200 decreased by 35% =
  14. 14.165 decreased by 60% =
  15. 15.85 increased by 40% =
  16. 16.160 decreased by 5% =
  17. 17.745 increased by 20% =
  18. 18.780 increased by 40% =
  19. 19.504 decreased by 75% =
  20. 20.360 decreased by 35% =
  21. 21.240 increased by 30% =
  22. 22.420 increased by 25% =
  23. 23.788 decreased by 50% =
  24. 24.320 decreased by 40% =
  25. 25.260 decreased by 25% =
  26. 26.725 increased by 8% =
  27. 27.492 decreased by 25% =
  28. 28.584 decreased by 50% =
  29. 29.125 decreased by 60% =
  30. 30.95 decreased by 20% =
  31. 31.180 increased by 5% =
  32. 32.605 increased by 60% =
  33. 33.308 decreased by 25% =
  34. 34.600 increased by 15% =
  35. 35.300 decreased by 30% =
  36. 36.760 decreased by 25% =
  37. 37.100 decreased by 10% =
  38. 38.620 increased by 35% =
  39. 39.384 decreased by 25% =
  40. 40.620 decreased by 5% =

Answer key

  1. 210
  2. 575
  3. 184
  4. 559
  5. 351
  6. 693
  7. 378
  8. 54
  9. 609
  10. 224
  11. 78
  12. 396
  13. 130
  14. 66
  15. 119
  16. 152
  17. 894
  18. 1092
  19. 126
  20. 234
  21. 312
  22. 525
  23. 394
  24. 192
  25. 195
  26. 783
  27. 369
  28. 292
  29. 50
  30. 76
  31. 189
  32. 968
  33. 231
  34. 690
  35. 210
  36. 570
  37. 90
  38. 837
  39. 288
  40. 589

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