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Percentage Increase and Decrease Trick Worksheet

Speed calculation lesson 23: Increase or decrease by a percent · Set 857 · 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. 1.700 decreased by 5% =
  2. 2.780 increased by 35% =
  3. 3.680 increased by 35% =
  4. 4.65 decreased by 60% =
  5. 5.125 decreased by 8% =
  6. 6.280 decreased by 60% =
  7. 7.360 increased by 35% =
  8. 8.485 decreased by 40% =
  9. 9.408 increased by 75% =
  10. 10.200 decreased by 15% =
  11. 11.90 increased by 40% =
  12. 12.276 decreased by 75% =
  13. 13.310 increased by 20% =
  14. 14.468 increased by 75% =
  15. 15.560 increased by 20% =
  16. 16.390 decreased by 30% =
  17. 17.704 decreased by 25% =
  18. 18.750 increased by 8% =
  19. 19.540 decreased by 15% =
  20. 20.770 decreased by 10% =
  21. 21.200 increased by 5% =
  22. 22.100 increased by 15% =
  23. 23.130 increased by 30% =
  24. 24.48 increased by 75% =
  25. 25.405 increased by 40% =
  26. 26.490 increased by 30% =
  27. 27.490 increased by 30% =
  28. 28.645 decreased by 20% =
  29. 29.345 decreased by 40% =
  30. 30.700 increased by 5% =
  31. 31.200 increased by 15% =
  32. 32.364 decreased by 25% =
  33. 33.718 increased by 50% =
  34. 34.100 increased by 10% =
  35. 35.520 decreased by 35% =
  36. 36.75 decreased by 8% =
  37. 37.80 decreased by 15% =
  38. 38.694 decreased by 50% =
  39. 39.540 increased by 25% =
  40. 40.64 decreased by 25% =

Answer key

  1. 665
  2. 1053
  3. 918
  4. 26
  5. 115
  6. 112
  7. 486
  8. 291
  9. 714
  10. 170
  11. 126
  12. 69
  13. 372
  14. 819
  15. 672
  16. 273
  17. 528
  18. 810
  19. 459
  20. 693
  21. 210
  22. 115
  23. 169
  24. 84
  25. 567
  26. 637
  27. 637
  28. 516
  29. 207
  30. 735
  31. 230
  32. 273
  33. 1077
  34. 110
  35. 338
  36. 69
  37. 68
  38. 347
  39. 675
  40. 48

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