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Percentage Increase and Decrease Trick Worksheet

Speed calculation lesson 23: Increase or decrease by a percent · Set 859 · 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. 1.720 increased by 5% =
  2. 2.730 decreased by 10% =
  3. 3.240 increased by 35% =
  4. 4.800 decreased by 8% =
  5. 5.640 increased by 5% =
  6. 6.380 increased by 75% =
  7. 7.655 increased by 40% =
  8. 8.370 increased by 30% =
  9. 9.542 increased by 50% =
  10. 10.775 increased by 12% =
  11. 11.165 decreased by 20% =
  12. 12.525 increased by 8% =
  13. 13.575 increased by 8% =
  14. 14.800 increased by 8% =
  15. 15.420 increased by 30% =
  16. 16.125 increased by 20% =
  17. 17.80 increased by 30% =
  18. 18.150 decreased by 10% =
  19. 19.180 increased by 10% =
  20. 20.696 decreased by 50% =
  21. 21.552 decreased by 25% =
  22. 22.776 decreased by 75% =
  23. 23.520 increased by 30% =
  24. 24.550 decreased by 12% =
  25. 25.75 decreased by 8% =
  26. 26.120 decreased by 25% =
  27. 27.140 decreased by 40% =
  28. 28.550 decreased by 8% =
  29. 29.72 decreased by 25% =
  30. 30.232 increased by 75% =
  31. 31.65 increased by 40% =
  32. 32.700 increased by 12% =
  33. 33.500 increased by 5% =
  34. 34.110 increased by 60% =
  35. 35.108 decreased by 75% =
  36. 36.675 decreased by 20% =
  37. 37.150 decreased by 30% =
  38. 38.298 increased by 50% =
  39. 39.450 increased by 8% =
  40. 40.770 decreased by 10% =

Answer key

  1. 756
  2. 657
  3. 324
  4. 736
  5. 672
  6. 665
  7. 917
  8. 481
  9. 813
  10. 868
  11. 132
  12. 567
  13. 621
  14. 864
  15. 546
  16. 150
  17. 104
  18. 135
  19. 198
  20. 348
  21. 414
  22. 194
  23. 676
  24. 484
  25. 69
  26. 90
  27. 84
  28. 506
  29. 54
  30. 406
  31. 91
  32. 784
  33. 525
  34. 176
  35. 27
  36. 540
  37. 105
  38. 447
  39. 486
  40. 693

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