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Percentage Increase and Decrease Trick Worksheet

Speed calculation lesson 23: Increase or decrease by a percent · Set 73 · 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. 1.280 increased by 5% =
  2. 2.200 decreased by 5% =
  3. 3.400 decreased by 5% =
  4. 4.590 increased by 30% =
  5. 5.140 decreased by 5% =
  6. 6.580 increased by 15% =
  7. 7.745 decreased by 20% =
  8. 8.420 decreased by 15% =
  9. 9.500 increased by 12% =
  10. 10.65 decreased by 60% =
  11. 11.260 increased by 30% =
  12. 12.160 increased by 20% =
  13. 13.520 increased by 35% =
  14. 14.290 increased by 30% =
  15. 15.445 increased by 40% =
  16. 16.216 decreased by 50% =
  17. 17.400 increased by 15% =
  18. 18.540 decreased by 40% =
  19. 19.770 decreased by 10% =
  20. 20.780 decreased by 5% =
  21. 21.560 decreased by 30% =
  22. 22.612 decreased by 25% =
  23. 23.688 decreased by 50% =
  24. 24.145 decreased by 20% =
  25. 25.40 increased by 30% =
  26. 26.85 increased by 60% =
  27. 27.575 decreased by 12% =
  28. 28.320 increased by 15% =
  29. 29.300 decreased by 8% =
  30. 30.470 decreased by 20% =
  31. 31.100 increased by 15% =
  32. 32.88 increased by 75% =
  33. 33.340 decreased by 15% =
  34. 34.332 increased by 75% =
  35. 35.640 decreased by 25% =
  36. 36.80 increased by 30% =
  37. 37.150 decreased by 12% =
  38. 38.460 increased by 15% =
  39. 39.286 decreased by 50% =
  40. 40.720 increased by 75% =

Answer key

  1. 294
  2. 190
  3. 380
  4. 767
  5. 133
  6. 667
  7. 596
  8. 357
  9. 560
  10. 26
  11. 338
  12. 192
  13. 702
  14. 377
  15. 623
  16. 108
  17. 460
  18. 324
  19. 693
  20. 741
  21. 392
  22. 459
  23. 344
  24. 116
  25. 52
  26. 136
  27. 506
  28. 368
  29. 276
  30. 376
  31. 115
  32. 154
  33. 289
  34. 581
  35. 480
  36. 104
  37. 132
  38. 529
  39. 143
  40. 1260

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