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Percentage Increase and Decrease Trick Worksheet

Speed calculation lesson 23: Increase or decrease by a percent · Set 729 · 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. 1.720 decreased by 5% =
  2. 2.420 increased by 15% =
  3. 3.150 decreased by 12% =
  4. 4.425 increased by 8% =
  5. 5.675 decreased by 12% =
  6. 6.130 decreased by 10% =
  7. 7.700 decreased by 15% =
  8. 8.400 decreased by 35% =
  9. 9.140 decreased by 15% =
  10. 10.500 decreased by 12% =
  11. 11.80 decreased by 35% =
  12. 12.384 increased by 75% =
  13. 13.90 decreased by 20% =
  14. 14.426 decreased by 50% =
  15. 15.180 decreased by 35% =
  16. 16.200 decreased by 30% =
  17. 17.350 increased by 10% =
  18. 18.300 increased by 35% =
  19. 19.145 increased by 40% =
  20. 20.400 increased by 50% =
  21. 21.530 increased by 10% =
  22. 22.504 increased by 25% =
  23. 23.290 decreased by 20% =
  24. 24.635 increased by 20% =
  25. 25.325 increased by 20% =
  26. 26.732 increased by 50% =
  27. 27.650 decreased by 8% =
  28. 28.725 decreased by 20% =
  29. 29.288 decreased by 25% =
  30. 30.600 decreased by 30% =
  31. 31.200 increased by 15% =
  32. 32.220 increased by 50% =
  33. 33.285 increased by 40% =
  34. 34.175 decreased by 12% =
  35. 35.140 decreased by 5% =
  36. 36.680 increased by 5% =
  37. 37.520 decreased by 60% =
  38. 38.60 decreased by 10% =
  39. 39.432 increased by 50% =
  40. 40.335 increased by 40% =

Answer key

  1. 684
  2. 483
  3. 132
  4. 459
  5. 594
  6. 117
  7. 595
  8. 260
  9. 119
  10. 440
  11. 52
  12. 672
  13. 72
  14. 213
  15. 117
  16. 140
  17. 385
  18. 405
  19. 203
  20. 600
  21. 583
  22. 630
  23. 232
  24. 762
  25. 390
  26. 1098
  27. 598
  28. 580
  29. 216
  30. 420
  31. 230
  32. 330
  33. 399
  34. 154
  35. 133
  36. 714
  37. 208
  38. 54
  39. 648
  40. 469

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