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Percentage Increase and Decrease Trick Worksheet

Speed calculation lesson 23: Increase or decrease by a percent · Set 703 · 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. 1.800 decreased by 5% =
  2. 2.400 increased by 10% =
  3. 3.450 increased by 12% =
  4. 4.420 increased by 75% =
  5. 5.600 decreased by 10% =
  6. 6.525 increased by 8% =
  7. 7.265 increased by 60% =
  8. 8.275 increased by 8% =
  9. 9.750 increased by 12% =
  10. 10.420 increased by 30% =
  11. 11.400 increased by 20% =
  12. 12.325 decreased by 8% =
  13. 13.392 increased by 75% =
  14. 14.260 decreased by 40% =
  15. 15.500 decreased by 15% =
  16. 16.550 increased by 50% =
  17. 17.796 increased by 75% =
  18. 18.696 decreased by 50% =
  19. 19.270 increased by 30% =
  20. 20.600 increased by 5% =
  21. 21.330 increased by 40% =
  22. 22.590 increased by 30% =
  23. 23.724 increased by 75% =
  24. 24.560 decreased by 40% =
  25. 25.220 increased by 5% =
  26. 26.415 decreased by 60% =
  27. 27.460 increased by 5% =
  28. 28.320 decreased by 35% =
  29. 29.260 increased by 5% =
  30. 30.110 increased by 30% =
  31. 31.294 increased by 50% =
  32. 32.210 increased by 10% =
  33. 33.240 increased by 35% =
  34. 34.300 decreased by 5% =
  35. 35.560 increased by 15% =
  36. 36.600 increased by 12% =
  37. 37.220 increased by 10% =
  38. 38.744 decreased by 25% =
  39. 39.650 decreased by 10% =
  40. 40.592 increased by 75% =

Answer key

  1. 760
  2. 440
  3. 504
  4. 735
  5. 540
  6. 567
  7. 424
  8. 297
  9. 840
  10. 546
  11. 480
  12. 299
  13. 686
  14. 156
  15. 425
  16. 825
  17. 1393
  18. 348
  19. 351
  20. 630
  21. 462
  22. 767
  23. 1267
  24. 336
  25. 231
  26. 166
  27. 483
  28. 208
  29. 273
  30. 143
  31. 441
  32. 231
  33. 324
  34. 285
  35. 644
  36. 672
  37. 242
  38. 558
  39. 585
  40. 1036

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