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Percentage Increase and Decrease Trick Worksheet

Speed calculation lesson 23: Increase or decrease by a percent · Set 869 · 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. 1.400 increased by 5% =
  2. 2.624 decreased by 75% =
  3. 3.460 increased by 35% =
  4. 4.120 increased by 30% =
  5. 5.625 decreased by 8% =
  6. 6.480 increased by 30% =
  7. 7.256 decreased by 75% =
  8. 8.40 increased by 25% =
  9. 9.125 increased by 8% =
  10. 10.740 increased by 20% =
  11. 11.530 decreased by 10% =
  12. 12.770 increased by 20% =
  13. 13.200 decreased by 12% =
  14. 14.495 decreased by 40% =
  15. 15.520 increased by 30% =
  16. 16.350 decreased by 8% =
  17. 17.775 increased by 12% =
  18. 18.724 increased by 75% =
  19. 19.105 decreased by 20% =
  20. 20.525 decreased by 12% =
  21. 21.680 increased by 60% =
  22. 22.240 decreased by 35% =
  23. 23.164 decreased by 75% =
  24. 24.292 increased by 25% =
  25. 25.480 increased by 30% =
  26. 26.420 increased by 35% =
  27. 27.80 increased by 50% =
  28. 28.800 decreased by 12% =
  29. 29.225 increased by 20% =
  30. 30.250 increased by 12% =
  31. 31.175 decreased by 12% =
  32. 32.770 increased by 10% =
  33. 33.720 decreased by 15% =
  34. 34.180 decreased by 75% =
  35. 35.600 increased by 12% =
  36. 36.290 decreased by 10% =
  37. 37.120 increased by 10% =
  38. 38.205 increased by 20% =
  39. 39.700 decreased by 12% =
  40. 40.140 increased by 15% =

Answer key

  1. 420
  2. 156
  3. 621
  4. 156
  5. 575
  6. 624
  7. 64
  8. 50
  9. 135
  10. 888
  11. 477
  12. 924
  13. 176
  14. 297
  15. 676
  16. 322
  17. 868
  18. 1267
  19. 84
  20. 462
  21. 1088
  22. 156
  23. 41
  24. 365
  25. 624
  26. 567
  27. 120
  28. 704
  29. 270
  30. 280
  31. 154
  32. 847
  33. 612
  34. 45
  35. 672
  36. 261
  37. 132
  38. 246
  39. 616
  40. 161

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