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Percentage Increase and Decrease Trick Worksheet

Speed calculation lesson 23: Increase or decrease by a percent · Set 752 · 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. 1.450 increased by 8% =
  2. 2.380 increased by 5% =
  3. 3.590 decreased by 30% =
  4. 4.140 decreased by 30% =
  5. 5.300 increased by 8% =
  6. 6.770 increased by 50% =
  7. 7.425 decreased by 8% =
  8. 8.500 decreased by 15% =
  9. 9.240 increased by 10% =
  10. 10.320 increased by 35% =
  11. 11.62 increased by 50% =
  12. 12.60 decreased by 15% =
  13. 13.545 increased by 60% =
  14. 14.800 increased by 5% =
  15. 15.728 decreased by 25% =
  16. 16.688 decreased by 25% =
  17. 17.720 increased by 30% =
  18. 18.220 decreased by 15% =
  19. 19.60 decreased by 15% =
  20. 20.570 increased by 10% =
  21. 21.75 increased by 12% =
  22. 22.160 increased by 10% =
  23. 23.180 decreased by 15% =
  24. 24.310 increased by 20% =
  25. 25.290 decreased by 40% =
  26. 26.152 decreased by 75% =
  27. 27.88 decreased by 25% =
  28. 28.560 increased by 5% =
  29. 29.550 increased by 8% =
  30. 30.85 decreased by 20% =
  31. 31.440 increased by 5% =
  32. 32.196 decreased by 25% =
  33. 33.600 decreased by 8% =
  34. 34.140 increased by 15% =
  35. 35.380 increased by 35% =
  36. 36.270 decreased by 40% =
  37. 37.620 increased by 5% =
  38. 38.410 decreased by 30% =
  39. 39.385 increased by 20% =
  40. 40.645 increased by 20% =

Answer key

  1. 486
  2. 399
  3. 413
  4. 98
  5. 324
  6. 1155
  7. 391
  8. 425
  9. 264
  10. 432
  11. 93
  12. 51
  13. 872
  14. 840
  15. 546
  16. 516
  17. 936
  18. 187
  19. 51
  20. 627
  21. 84
  22. 176
  23. 153
  24. 372
  25. 174
  26. 38
  27. 66
  28. 588
  29. 594
  30. 68
  31. 462
  32. 147
  33. 552
  34. 161
  35. 513
  36. 162
  37. 651
  38. 287
  39. 462
  40. 774

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