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Percentage Increase and Decrease Trick Worksheet

Speed calculation lesson 23: Increase or decrease by a percent · Set 887 · 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. 1.330 increased by 20% =
  2. 2.500 increased by 5% =
  3. 3.456 increased by 75% =
  4. 4.95 decreased by 60% =
  5. 5.722 increased by 50% =
  6. 6.700 increased by 15% =
  7. 7.710 increased by 30% =
  8. 8.220 increased by 5% =
  9. 9.450 increased by 12% =
  10. 10.700 decreased by 12% =
  11. 11.735 increased by 20% =
  12. 12.360 decreased by 50% =
  13. 13.800 decreased by 10% =
  14. 14.450 increased by 40% =
  15. 15.525 decreased by 12% =
  16. 16.100 increased by 5% =
  17. 17.60 decreased by 10% =
  18. 18.400 increased by 50% =
  19. 19.420 decreased by 30% =
  20. 20.475 increased by 40% =
  21. 21.336 decreased by 25% =
  22. 22.485 increased by 40% =
  23. 23.280 increased by 5% =
  24. 24.515 increased by 60% =
  25. 25.414 decreased by 50% =
  26. 26.680 increased by 75% =
  27. 27.200 increased by 15% =
  28. 28.620 decreased by 35% =
  29. 29.525 decreased by 12% =
  30. 30.405 decreased by 40% =
  31. 31.510 decreased by 30% =
  32. 32.280 increased by 10% =
  33. 33.465 decreased by 60% =
  34. 34.204 increased by 50% =
  35. 35.788 decreased by 75% =
  36. 36.555 increased by 40% =
  37. 37.200 decreased by 10% =
  38. 38.695 increased by 60% =
  39. 39.530 decreased by 10% =
  40. 40.250 decreased by 30% =

Answer key

  1. 396
  2. 525
  3. 798
  4. 38
  5. 1083
  6. 805
  7. 923
  8. 231
  9. 504
  10. 616
  11. 882
  12. 180
  13. 720
  14. 630
  15. 462
  16. 105
  17. 54
  18. 600
  19. 294
  20. 665
  21. 252
  22. 679
  23. 294
  24. 824
  25. 207
  26. 1190
  27. 230
  28. 403
  29. 462
  30. 243
  31. 357
  32. 308
  33. 186
  34. 306
  35. 197
  36. 777
  37. 180
  38. 1112
  39. 477
  40. 175

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