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Percentage Increase and Decrease Trick Worksheet

Speed calculation lesson 23: Increase or decrease by a percent · Set 878 · 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. 2.225 increased by 12% =
  3. 3.424 decreased by 25% =
  4. 4.550 increased by 12% =
  5. 5.444 increased by 25% =
  6. 6.752 decreased by 25% =
  7. 7.500 increased by 35% =
  8. 8.360 increased by 15% =
  9. 9.350 decreased by 10% =
  10. 10.240 decreased by 15% =
  11. 11.56 decreased by 25% =
  12. 12.120 increased by 40% =
  13. 13.400 decreased by 5% =
  14. 14.690 decreased by 30% =
  15. 15.470 decreased by 10% =
  16. 16.478 increased by 50% =
  17. 17.360 increased by 15% =
  18. 18.170 decreased by 50% =
  19. 19.468 decreased by 50% =
  20. 20.80 increased by 10% =
  21. 21.160 increased by 15% =
  22. 22.200 increased by 10% =
  23. 23.640 decreased by 60% =
  24. 24.224 increased by 25% =
  25. 25.780 increased by 35% =
  26. 26.674 increased by 50% =
  27. 27.275 increased by 20% =
  28. 28.208 decreased by 50% =
  29. 29.560 decreased by 50% =
  30. 30.584 decreased by 75% =
  31. 31.215 increased by 20% =
  32. 32.140 increased by 15% =
  33. 33.430 increased by 10% =
  34. 34.545 increased by 40% =
  35. 35.288 decreased by 50% =
  36. 36.160 increased by 40% =
  37. 37.440 decreased by 20% =
  38. 38.594 increased by 50% =
  39. 39.735 increased by 60% =
  40. 40.650 increased by 8% =

Answer key

  1. 494
  2. 252
  3. 318
  4. 616
  5. 555
  6. 564
  7. 675
  8. 414
  9. 315
  10. 204
  11. 42
  12. 168
  13. 380
  14. 483
  15. 423
  16. 717
  17. 414
  18. 85
  19. 234
  20. 88
  21. 184
  22. 220
  23. 256
  24. 280
  25. 1053
  26. 1011
  27. 330
  28. 104
  29. 280
  30. 146
  31. 258
  32. 161
  33. 473
  34. 763
  35. 144
  36. 224
  37. 352
  38. 891
  39. 1176
  40. 702

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