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Percentage Increase and Decrease Trick Worksheet

Speed calculation lesson 23: Increase or decrease by a percent · Set 877 · 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. 1.780 decreased by 5% =
  2. 2.480 increased by 40% =
  3. 3.650 decreased by 8% =
  4. 4.342 increased by 50% =
  5. 5.80 increased by 60% =
  6. 6.740 decreased by 60% =
  7. 7.165 decreased by 40% =
  8. 8.730 increased by 10% =
  9. 9.666 increased by 50% =
  10. 10.640 decreased by 5% =
  11. 11.580 increased by 5% =
  12. 12.450 decreased by 12% =
  13. 13.700 decreased by 10% =
  14. 14.660 decreased by 35% =
  15. 15.752 decreased by 75% =
  16. 16.272 increased by 25% =
  17. 17.270 increased by 10% =
  18. 18.200 increased by 15% =
  19. 19.325 increased by 12% =
  20. 20.300 decreased by 30% =
  21. 21.725 increased by 20% =
  22. 22.710 increased by 20% =
  23. 23.80 decreased by 20% =
  24. 24.632 decreased by 50% =
  25. 25.710 decreased by 10% =
  26. 26.600 increased by 12% =
  27. 27.480 decreased by 5% =
  28. 28.340 increased by 5% =
  29. 29.170 decreased by 60% =
  30. 30.475 increased by 12% =
  31. 31.375 increased by 12% =
  32. 32.380 increased by 15% =
  33. 33.430 increased by 60% =
  34. 34.375 increased by 20% =
  35. 35.620 decreased by 15% =
  36. 36.150 increased by 8% =
  37. 37.600 increased by 15% =
  38. 38.750 increased by 30% =
  39. 39.180 decreased by 10% =
  40. 40.268 increased by 50% =

Answer key

  1. 741
  2. 672
  3. 598
  4. 513
  5. 128
  6. 296
  7. 99
  8. 803
  9. 999
  10. 608
  11. 609
  12. 396
  13. 630
  14. 429
  15. 188
  16. 340
  17. 297
  18. 230
  19. 364
  20. 210
  21. 870
  22. 852
  23. 64
  24. 316
  25. 639
  26. 672
  27. 456
  28. 357
  29. 68
  30. 532
  31. 420
  32. 437
  33. 688
  34. 450
  35. 527
  36. 162
  37. 690
  38. 975
  39. 162
  40. 402

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