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Percentage Increase and Decrease Trick Worksheet

Speed calculation lesson 23: Increase or decrease by a percent · Set 867 · 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. 1.120 decreased by 5% =
  2. 2.800 increased by 40% =
  3. 3.120 increased by 15% =
  4. 4.85 decreased by 40% =
  5. 5.550 increased by 12% =
  6. 6.150 decreased by 12% =
  7. 7.80 increased by 15% =
  8. 8.585 decreased by 60% =
  9. 9.388 increased by 50% =
  10. 10.270 increased by 10% =
  11. 11.60 increased by 35% =
  12. 12.610 increased by 20% =
  13. 13.745 increased by 20% =
  14. 14.220 increased by 10% =
  15. 15.200 increased by 25% =
  16. 16.500 decreased by 8% =
  17. 17.200 decreased by 20% =
  18. 18.565 increased by 20% =
  19. 19.670 decreased by 40% =
  20. 20.400 decreased by 10% =
  21. 21.220 decreased by 10% =
  22. 22.400 increased by 8% =
  23. 23.588 increased by 75% =
  24. 24.55 increased by 20% =
  25. 25.570 increased by 10% =
  26. 26.610 decreased by 30% =
  27. 27.500 increased by 20% =
  28. 28.680 decreased by 25% =
  29. 29.620 increased by 75% =
  30. 30.520 decreased by 5% =
  31. 31.140 decreased by 5% =
  32. 32.525 decreased by 8% =
  33. 33.120 increased by 15% =
  34. 34.492 decreased by 25% =
  35. 35.125 decreased by 8% =
  36. 36.800 decreased by 35% =
  37. 37.675 decreased by 60% =
  38. 38.420 decreased by 15% =
  39. 39.525 increased by 8% =
  40. 40.655 decreased by 60% =

Answer key

  1. 114
  2. 1120
  3. 138
  4. 51
  5. 616
  6. 132
  7. 92
  8. 234
  9. 582
  10. 297
  11. 81
  12. 732
  13. 894
  14. 242
  15. 250
  16. 460
  17. 160
  18. 678
  19. 402
  20. 360
  21. 198
  22. 432
  23. 1029
  24. 66
  25. 627
  26. 427
  27. 600
  28. 510
  29. 1085
  30. 494
  31. 133
  32. 483
  33. 138
  34. 369
  35. 115
  36. 520
  37. 270
  38. 357
  39. 567
  40. 262

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