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Percentage Increase and Decrease Trick Worksheet

Speed calculation lesson 23: Increase or decrease by a percent · Set 825 · 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. 1.315 increased by 20% =
  2. 2.780 increased by 5% =
  3. 3.700 decreased by 10% =
  4. 4.775 decreased by 8% =
  5. 5.784 decreased by 75% =
  6. 6.380 increased by 20% =
  7. 7.564 decreased by 75% =
  8. 8.580 decreased by 50% =
  9. 9.86 decreased by 50% =
  10. 10.60 increased by 5% =
  11. 11.650 decreased by 10% =
  12. 12.155 increased by 60% =
  13. 13.300 decreased by 15% =
  14. 14.110 decreased by 60% =
  15. 15.720 decreased by 35% =
  16. 16.240 decreased by 10% =
  17. 17.660 decreased by 15% =
  18. 18.450 increased by 8% =
  19. 19.80 increased by 15% =
  20. 20.252 decreased by 75% =
  21. 21.128 decreased by 75% =
  22. 22.620 decreased by 5% =
  23. 23.475 decreased by 20% =
  24. 24.230 increased by 30% =
  25. 25.200 decreased by 35% =
  26. 26.380 decreased by 75% =
  27. 27.600 decreased by 5% =
  28. 28.105 decreased by 40% =
  29. 29.372 decreased by 25% =
  30. 30.340 increased by 35% =
  31. 31.375 increased by 12% =
  32. 32.450 increased by 10% =
  33. 33.180 increased by 25% =
  34. 34.100 decreased by 5% =
  35. 35.575 decreased by 40% =
  36. 36.755 increased by 60% =
  37. 37.640 increased by 35% =
  38. 38.320 increased by 20% =
  39. 39.700 increased by 5% =
  40. 40.350 decreased by 20% =

Answer key

  1. 378
  2. 819
  3. 630
  4. 713
  5. 196
  6. 456
  7. 141
  8. 290
  9. 43
  10. 63
  11. 585
  12. 248
  13. 255
  14. 44
  15. 468
  16. 216
  17. 561
  18. 486
  19. 92
  20. 63
  21. 32
  22. 589
  23. 380
  24. 299
  25. 130
  26. 95
  27. 570
  28. 63
  29. 279
  30. 459
  31. 420
  32. 495
  33. 225
  34. 95
  35. 345
  36. 1208
  37. 864
  38. 384
  39. 735
  40. 280

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