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Percentage Increase and Decrease Trick Worksheet

Speed calculation lesson 23: Increase or decrease by a percent · Set 872 · 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. 1.520 decreased by 5% =
  2. 2.300 decreased by 35% =
  3. 3.550 increased by 8% =
  4. 4.335 increased by 20% =
  5. 5.376 decreased by 25% =
  6. 6.672 increased by 75% =
  7. 7.240 decreased by 5% =
  8. 8.625 decreased by 20% =
  9. 9.475 increased by 8% =
  10. 10.380 increased by 5% =
  11. 11.235 increased by 40% =
  12. 12.510 increased by 30% =
  13. 13.225 decreased by 12% =
  14. 14.205 decreased by 20% =
  15. 15.560 decreased by 5% =
  16. 16.185 decreased by 40% =
  17. 17.358 increased by 50% =
  18. 18.530 decreased by 50% =
  19. 19.510 decreased by 60% =
  20. 20.225 increased by 60% =
  21. 21.775 decreased by 12% =
  22. 22.64 decreased by 50% =
  23. 23.390 increased by 50% =
  24. 24.170 increased by 60% =
  25. 25.762 decreased by 50% =
  26. 26.700 increased by 30% =
  27. 27.525 decreased by 12% =
  28. 28.140 increased by 15% =
  29. 29.200 increased by 15% =
  30. 30.365 increased by 60% =
  31. 31.220 increased by 15% =
  32. 32.70 increased by 30% =
  33. 33.330 increased by 10% =
  34. 34.728 decreased by 25% =
  35. 35.100 increased by 15% =
  36. 36.355 decreased by 20% =
  37. 37.475 decreased by 8% =
  38. 38.460 increased by 5% =
  39. 39.525 increased by 8% =
  40. 40.40 increased by 5% =

Answer key

  1. 494
  2. 195
  3. 594
  4. 402
  5. 282
  6. 1176
  7. 228
  8. 500
  9. 513
  10. 399
  11. 329
  12. 663
  13. 198
  14. 164
  15. 532
  16. 111
  17. 537
  18. 265
  19. 204
  20. 360
  21. 682
  22. 32
  23. 585
  24. 272
  25. 381
  26. 910
  27. 462
  28. 161
  29. 230
  30. 584
  31. 253
  32. 91
  33. 363
  34. 546
  35. 115
  36. 284
  37. 437
  38. 483
  39. 567
  40. 42

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