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Percentage Increase and Decrease Trick Worksheet

Speed calculation lesson 23: Increase or decrease by a percent · Set 725 · 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. 1.160 increased by 5% =
  2. 2.50 decreased by 8% =
  3. 3.495 increased by 20% =
  4. 4.50 increased by 12% =
  5. 5.434 decreased by 50% =
  6. 6.640 increased by 5% =
  7. 7.400 decreased by 5% =
  8. 8.228 increased by 50% =
  9. 9.475 decreased by 8% =
  10. 10.572 increased by 25% =
  11. 11.380 increased by 30% =
  12. 12.550 decreased by 8% =
  13. 13.652 decreased by 25% =
  14. 14.555 increased by 40% =
  15. 15.332 increased by 75% =
  16. 16.90 increased by 10% =
  17. 17.416 decreased by 75% =
  18. 18.454 increased by 50% =
  19. 19.140 increased by 35% =
  20. 20.795 increased by 40% =
  21. 21.248 increased by 25% =
  22. 22.368 increased by 50% =
  23. 23.560 decreased by 15% =
  24. 24.594 decreased by 50% =
  25. 25.580 decreased by 15% =
  26. 26.300 decreased by 20% =
  27. 27.240 increased by 10% =
  28. 28.795 increased by 40% =
  29. 29.635 decreased by 20% =
  30. 30.500 increased by 12% =
  31. 31.440 increased by 15% =
  32. 32.684 increased by 75% =
  33. 33.650 decreased by 10% =
  34. 34.632 increased by 50% =
  35. 35.190 decreased by 10% =
  36. 36.50 increased by 8% =
  37. 37.490 decreased by 30% =
  38. 38.750 decreased by 12% =
  39. 39.640 increased by 15% =
  40. 40.704 increased by 75% =

Answer key

  1. 168
  2. 46
  3. 594
  4. 56
  5. 217
  6. 672
  7. 380
  8. 342
  9. 437
  10. 715
  11. 494
  12. 506
  13. 489
  14. 777
  15. 581
  16. 99
  17. 104
  18. 681
  19. 189
  20. 1113
  21. 310
  22. 552
  23. 476
  24. 297
  25. 493
  26. 240
  27. 264
  28. 1113
  29. 508
  30. 560
  31. 506
  32. 1197
  33. 585
  34. 948
  35. 171
  36. 54
  37. 343
  38. 660
  39. 736
  40. 1232

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