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Percentage Increase and Decrease Trick Worksheet

Speed calculation lesson 23: Increase or decrease by a percent · Set 884 · 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. 1.200 decreased by 5% =
  2. 2.325 increased by 12% =
  3. 3.530 decreased by 30% =
  4. 4.700 decreased by 75% =
  5. 5.275 decreased by 8% =
  6. 6.320 increased by 5% =
  7. 7.85 increased by 20% =
  8. 8.422 decreased by 50% =
  9. 9.360 decreased by 30% =
  10. 10.540 increased by 10% =
  11. 11.350 decreased by 10% =
  12. 12.260 decreased by 15% =
  13. 13.325 decreased by 60% =
  14. 14.190 increased by 50% =
  15. 15.58 decreased by 50% =
  16. 16.625 decreased by 60% =
  17. 17.400 increased by 5% =
  18. 18.640 decreased by 15% =
  19. 19.50 decreased by 10% =
  20. 20.425 decreased by 12% =
  21. 21.632 increased by 25% =
  22. 22.280 decreased by 75% =
  23. 23.400 increased by 35% =
  24. 24.710 decreased by 30% =
  25. 25.760 decreased by 10% =
  26. 26.800 increased by 30% =
  27. 27.505 increased by 60% =
  28. 28.545 decreased by 40% =
  29. 29.250 increased by 12% =
  30. 30.665 increased by 20% =
  31. 31.700 decreased by 8% =
  32. 32.550 increased by 12% =
  33. 33.390 increased by 10% =
  34. 34.200 increased by 5% =
  35. 35.275 decreased by 12% =
  36. 36.680 increased by 5% =
  37. 37.692 increased by 50% =
  38. 38.340 increased by 30% =
  39. 39.560 increased by 15% =
  40. 40.175 increased by 8% =

Answer key

  1. 190
  2. 364
  3. 371
  4. 175
  5. 253
  6. 336
  7. 102
  8. 211
  9. 252
  10. 594
  11. 315
  12. 221
  13. 130
  14. 285
  15. 29
  16. 250
  17. 420
  18. 544
  19. 45
  20. 374
  21. 790
  22. 70
  23. 540
  24. 497
  25. 684
  26. 1040
  27. 808
  28. 327
  29. 280
  30. 798
  31. 644
  32. 616
  33. 429
  34. 210
  35. 242
  36. 714
  37. 1038
  38. 442
  39. 644
  40. 189

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