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Percentage Increase and Decrease Trick Worksheet

Speed calculation lesson 23: Increase or decrease by a percent · Set 81 · 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. 1.340 increased by 5% =
  2. 2.222 increased by 50% =
  3. 3.145 decreased by 60% =
  4. 4.788 decreased by 25% =
  5. 5.54 increased by 50% =
  6. 6.450 increased by 12% =
  7. 7.120 decreased by 5% =
  8. 8.460 decreased by 35% =
  9. 9.560 increased by 75% =
  10. 10.260 decreased by 5% =
  11. 11.255 increased by 20% =
  12. 12.680 increased by 30% =
  13. 13.200 decreased by 75% =
  14. 14.525 decreased by 60% =
  15. 15.680 decreased by 10% =
  16. 16.300 decreased by 15% =
  17. 17.400 increased by 15% =
  18. 18.168 decreased by 25% =
  19. 19.540 increased by 25% =
  20. 20.490 increased by 40% =
  21. 21.450 decreased by 12% =
  22. 22.200 increased by 12% =
  23. 23.294 decreased by 50% =
  24. 24.175 increased by 8% =
  25. 25.700 increased by 5% =
  26. 26.185 increased by 60% =
  27. 27.650 decreased by 8% =
  28. 28.240 increased by 30% =
  29. 29.140 increased by 30% =
  30. 30.720 increased by 35% =
  31. 31.560 decreased by 5% =
  32. 32.500 decreased by 12% =
  33. 33.130 decreased by 40% =
  34. 34.390 increased by 30% =
  35. 35.600 increased by 40% =
  36. 36.525 decreased by 20% =
  37. 37.240 increased by 15% =
  38. 38.720 decreased by 40% =
  39. 39.480 increased by 15% =
  40. 40.500 decreased by 10% =

Answer key

  1. 357
  2. 333
  3. 58
  4. 591
  5. 81
  6. 504
  7. 114
  8. 299
  9. 980
  10. 247
  11. 306
  12. 884
  13. 50
  14. 210
  15. 612
  16. 255
  17. 460
  18. 126
  19. 675
  20. 686
  21. 396
  22. 224
  23. 147
  24. 189
  25. 735
  26. 296
  27. 598
  28. 312
  29. 182
  30. 972
  31. 532
  32. 440
  33. 78
  34. 507
  35. 840
  36. 420
  37. 276
  38. 432
  39. 552
  40. 450

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