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Percentage Increase and Decrease Trick Worksheet

Speed calculation lesson 23: Increase or decrease by a percent · Set 791 · 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. 1.680 increased by 5% =
  2. 2.260 decreased by 50% =
  3. 3.720 increased by 20% =
  4. 4.660 decreased by 20% =
  5. 5.416 decreased by 75% =
  6. 6.315 decreased by 60% =
  7. 7.440 increased by 15% =
  8. 8.796 increased by 25% =
  9. 9.580 increased by 15% =
  10. 10.220 increased by 35% =
  11. 11.480 decreased by 35% =
  12. 12.748 increased by 75% =
  13. 13.720 decreased by 5% =
  14. 14.324 increased by 75% =
  15. 15.300 decreased by 35% =
  16. 16.208 increased by 50% =
  17. 17.240 decreased by 5% =
  18. 18.255 increased by 60% =
  19. 19.200 increased by 5% =
  20. 20.170 decreased by 10% =
  21. 21.720 increased by 60% =
  22. 22.420 decreased by 35% =
  23. 23.40 increased by 30% =
  24. 24.310 increased by 30% =
  25. 25.730 increased by 30% =
  26. 26.560 decreased by 35% =
  27. 27.490 increased by 30% =
  28. 28.660 increased by 5% =
  29. 29.334 increased by 50% =
  30. 30.365 decreased by 40% =
  31. 31.130 increased by 20% =
  32. 32.496 increased by 50% =
  33. 33.125 increased by 8% =
  34. 34.685 increased by 40% =
  35. 35.264 decreased by 25% =
  36. 36.155 decreased by 60% =
  37. 37.555 increased by 20% =
  38. 38.340 increased by 15% =
  39. 39.550 increased by 12% =
  40. 40.500 increased by 75% =

Answer key

  1. 714
  2. 130
  3. 864
  4. 528
  5. 104
  6. 126
  7. 506
  8. 995
  9. 667
  10. 297
  11. 312
  12. 1309
  13. 684
  14. 567
  15. 195
  16. 312
  17. 228
  18. 408
  19. 210
  20. 153
  21. 1152
  22. 273
  23. 52
  24. 403
  25. 949
  26. 364
  27. 637
  28. 693
  29. 501
  30. 219
  31. 156
  32. 744
  33. 135
  34. 959
  35. 198
  36. 62
  37. 666
  38. 391
  39. 616
  40. 875

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