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Percentage Increase and Decrease Trick Worksheet

Speed calculation lesson 23: Increase or decrease by a percent · Set 844 · 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. 1.380 increased by 5% =
  2. 2.465 decreased by 20% =
  3. 3.700 increased by 20% =
  4. 4.260 increased by 35% =
  5. 5.236 decreased by 25% =
  6. 6.180 decreased by 40% =
  7. 7.380 decreased by 15% =
  8. 8.640 decreased by 10% =
  9. 9.755 increased by 60% =
  10. 10.40 increased by 15% =
  11. 11.200 decreased by 5% =
  12. 12.50 decreased by 30% =
  13. 13.232 increased by 75% =
  14. 14.75 increased by 12% =
  15. 15.648 decreased by 25% =
  16. 16.200 increased by 12% =
  17. 17.425 decreased by 8% =
  18. 18.225 decreased by 8% =
  19. 19.640 decreased by 5% =
  20. 20.245 increased by 60% =
  21. 21.785 increased by 20% =
  22. 22.725 increased by 8% =
  23. 23.160 increased by 5% =
  24. 24.500 decreased by 15% =
  25. 25.404 increased by 25% =
  26. 26.580 increased by 15% =
  27. 27.45 increased by 20% =
  28. 28.40 increased by 75% =
  29. 29.395 decreased by 20% =
  30. 30.280 increased by 5% =
  31. 31.95 increased by 40% =
  32. 32.474 decreased by 50% =
  33. 33.234 increased by 50% =
  34. 34.250 increased by 8% =
  35. 35.525 increased by 40% =
  36. 36.620 increased by 20% =
  37. 37.485 increased by 60% =
  38. 38.240 increased by 20% =
  39. 39.310 increased by 60% =
  40. 40.500 decreased by 10% =

Answer key

  1. 399
  2. 372
  3. 840
  4. 351
  5. 177
  6. 108
  7. 323
  8. 576
  9. 1208
  10. 46
  11. 190
  12. 35
  13. 406
  14. 84
  15. 486
  16. 224
  17. 391
  18. 207
  19. 608
  20. 392
  21. 942
  22. 783
  23. 168
  24. 425
  25. 505
  26. 667
  27. 54
  28. 70
  29. 316
  30. 294
  31. 133
  32. 237
  33. 351
  34. 270
  35. 735
  36. 744
  37. 776
  38. 288
  39. 496
  40. 450

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