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Percentage Increase and Decrease Trick Worksheet

Speed calculation lesson 23: Increase or decrease by a percent · Set 865 · 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. 1.40 increased by 5% =
  2. 2.464 decreased by 25% =
  3. 3.780 increased by 5% =
  4. 4.160 decreased by 5% =
  5. 5.100 decreased by 8% =
  6. 6.660 decreased by 5% =
  7. 7.375 decreased by 20% =
  8. 8.700 increased by 10% =
  9. 9.760 increased by 40% =
  10. 10.625 increased by 12% =
  11. 11.75 increased by 20% =
  12. 12.800 decreased by 15% =
  13. 13.450 increased by 20% =
  14. 14.760 decreased by 35% =
  15. 15.496 increased by 75% =
  16. 16.636 decreased by 50% =
  17. 17.260 increased by 35% =
  18. 18.680 increased by 15% =
  19. 19.266 decreased by 50% =
  20. 20.500 increased by 60% =
  21. 21.192 increased by 75% =
  22. 22.390 increased by 20% =
  23. 23.530 increased by 10% =
  24. 24.796 increased by 75% =
  25. 25.360 decreased by 10% =
  26. 26.490 decreased by 10% =
  27. 27.224 decreased by 50% =
  28. 28.190 increased by 10% =
  29. 29.484 increased by 25% =
  30. 30.640 increased by 10% =
  31. 31.90 decreased by 10% =
  32. 32.420 decreased by 5% =
  33. 33.630 increased by 40% =
  34. 34.190 increased by 30% =
  35. 35.135 decreased by 40% =
  36. 36.672 decreased by 25% =
  37. 37.640 increased by 30% =
  38. 38.530 increased by 40% =
  39. 39.60 increased by 15% =
  40. 40.144 decreased by 25% =

Answer key

  1. 42
  2. 348
  3. 819
  4. 152
  5. 92
  6. 627
  7. 300
  8. 770
  9. 1064
  10. 700
  11. 90
  12. 680
  13. 540
  14. 494
  15. 868
  16. 318
  17. 351
  18. 782
  19. 133
  20. 800
  21. 336
  22. 468
  23. 583
  24. 1393
  25. 324
  26. 441
  27. 112
  28. 209
  29. 605
  30. 704
  31. 81
  32. 399
  33. 882
  34. 247
  35. 81
  36. 504
  37. 832
  38. 742
  39. 69
  40. 108

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