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Percentage Increase and Decrease Trick Worksheet

Speed calculation lesson 23: Increase or decrease by a percent · Set 707 · 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. 1.780 decreased by 5% =
  2. 2.786 increased by 50% =
  3. 3.680 increased by 20% =
  4. 4.775 decreased by 8% =
  5. 5.780 increased by 10% =
  6. 6.248 increased by 25% =
  7. 7.778 decreased by 50% =
  8. 8.540 increased by 15% =
  9. 9.50 increased by 20% =
  10. 10.336 increased by 75% =
  11. 11.615 decreased by 40% =
  12. 12.760 decreased by 15% =
  13. 13.160 decreased by 5% =
  14. 14.540 decreased by 35% =
  15. 15.430 increased by 40% =
  16. 16.80 decreased by 30% =
  17. 17.415 increased by 40% =
  18. 18.320 increased by 15% =
  19. 19.60 decreased by 5% =
  20. 20.540 increased by 5% =
  21. 21.50 increased by 12% =
  22. 22.105 increased by 40% =
  23. 23.480 increased by 30% =
  24. 24.184 increased by 25% =
  25. 25.320 decreased by 15% =
  26. 26.625 increased by 12% =
  27. 27.530 increased by 30% =
  28. 28.140 decreased by 5% =
  29. 29.770 decreased by 30% =
  30. 30.275 decreased by 8% =
  31. 31.40 increased by 15% =
  32. 32.660 increased by 10% =
  33. 33.160 increased by 15% =
  34. 34.740 decreased by 10% =
  35. 35.428 increased by 50% =
  36. 36.160 decreased by 5% =
  37. 37.655 increased by 60% =
  38. 38.650 increased by 8% =
  39. 39.240 decreased by 15% =
  40. 40.800 decreased by 5% =

Answer key

  1. 741
  2. 1179
  3. 816
  4. 713
  5. 858
  6. 310
  7. 389
  8. 621
  9. 60
  10. 588
  11. 369
  12. 646
  13. 152
  14. 351
  15. 602
  16. 56
  17. 581
  18. 368
  19. 57
  20. 567
  21. 56
  22. 147
  23. 624
  24. 230
  25. 272
  26. 700
  27. 689
  28. 133
  29. 539
  30. 253
  31. 46
  32. 726
  33. 184
  34. 666
  35. 642
  36. 152
  37. 1048
  38. 702
  39. 204
  40. 760

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