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Percentage Increase and Decrease Trick Worksheet

Speed calculation lesson 23: Increase or decrease by a percent · Set 785 · 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. 1.60 increased by 25% =
  2. 2.780 decreased by 5% =
  3. 3.635 decreased by 60% =
  4. 4.440 increased by 15% =
  5. 5.330 decreased by 40% =
  6. 6.370 decreased by 10% =
  7. 7.690 increased by 50% =
  8. 8.612 decreased by 25% =
  9. 9.60 increased by 35% =
  10. 10.65 decreased by 40% =
  11. 11.108 decreased by 25% =
  12. 12.620 decreased by 35% =
  13. 13.150 decreased by 12% =
  14. 14.495 decreased by 20% =
  15. 15.495 decreased by 60% =
  16. 16.720 decreased by 35% =
  17. 17.388 increased by 75% =
  18. 18.700 increased by 15% =
  19. 19.740 increased by 35% =
  20. 20.690 decreased by 10% =
  21. 21.700 increased by 8% =
  22. 22.280 increased by 35% =
  23. 23.310 increased by 20% =
  24. 24.50 decreased by 12% =
  25. 25.200 decreased by 8% =
  26. 26.90 decreased by 30% =
  27. 27.480 decreased by 15% =
  28. 28.250 increased by 20% =
  29. 29.410 increased by 40% =
  30. 30.780 decreased by 5% =
  31. 31.450 decreased by 30% =
  32. 32.580 decreased by 35% =
  33. 33.380 increased by 75% =
  34. 34.624 increased by 25% =
  35. 35.520 decreased by 5% =
  36. 36.655 increased by 20% =
  37. 37.800 decreased by 5% =
  38. 38.260 increased by 35% =
  39. 39.375 increased by 12% =
  40. 40.240 decreased by 5% =

Answer key

  1. 75
  2. 741
  3. 254
  4. 506
  5. 198
  6. 333
  7. 1035
  8. 459
  9. 81
  10. 39
  11. 81
  12. 403
  13. 132
  14. 396
  15. 198
  16. 468
  17. 679
  18. 805
  19. 999
  20. 621
  21. 756
  22. 378
  23. 372
  24. 44
  25. 184
  26. 63
  27. 408
  28. 300
  29. 574
  30. 741
  31. 315
  32. 377
  33. 665
  34. 780
  35. 494
  36. 786
  37. 760
  38. 351
  39. 420
  40. 228

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