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Percentage Increase and Decrease Trick Worksheet

Speed calculation lesson 23: Increase or decrease by a percent · Set 77 · 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. 1.620 decreased by 5% =
  2. 2.296 decreased by 50% =
  3. 3.200 increased by 15% =
  4. 4.410 decreased by 20% =
  5. 5.270 increased by 10% =
  6. 6.310 increased by 20% =
  7. 7.320 increased by 20% =
  8. 8.700 increased by 5% =
  9. 9.480 increased by 60% =
  10. 10.570 increased by 10% =
  11. 11.764 increased by 75% =
  12. 12.276 increased by 50% =
  13. 13.760 decreased by 10% =
  14. 14.420 decreased by 35% =
  15. 15.720 decreased by 15% =
  16. 16.560 increased by 15% =
  17. 17.150 decreased by 12% =
  18. 18.640 increased by 5% =
  19. 19.610 increased by 20% =
  20. 20.665 increased by 60% =
  21. 21.720 decreased by 5% =
  22. 22.216 decreased by 75% =
  23. 23.760 increased by 15% =
  24. 24.162 decreased by 50% =
  25. 25.324 increased by 50% =
  26. 26.800 decreased by 8% =
  27. 27.660 increased by 5% =
  28. 28.460 decreased by 5% =
  29. 29.202 increased by 50% =
  30. 30.350 decreased by 30% =
  31. 31.625 increased by 12% =
  32. 32.250 increased by 8% =
  33. 33.50 increased by 8% =
  34. 34.540 decreased by 60% =
  35. 35.760 decreased by 10% =
  36. 36.430 increased by 30% =
  37. 37.290 decreased by 10% =
  38. 38.335 increased by 20% =
  39. 39.40 decreased by 10% =
  40. 40.715 increased by 20% =

Answer key

  1. 589
  2. 148
  3. 230
  4. 328
  5. 297
  6. 372
  7. 384
  8. 735
  9. 768
  10. 627
  11. 1337
  12. 414
  13. 684
  14. 273
  15. 612
  16. 644
  17. 132
  18. 672
  19. 732
  20. 1064
  21. 684
  22. 54
  23. 874
  24. 81
  25. 486
  26. 736
  27. 693
  28. 437
  29. 303
  30. 245
  31. 700
  32. 270
  33. 54
  34. 216
  35. 684
  36. 559
  37. 261
  38. 402
  39. 36
  40. 858

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