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Percentage Increase and Decrease Trick Worksheet

Speed calculation lesson 23: Increase or decrease by a percent · Set 967 · 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. 1.704 increased by 25% =
  2. 2.420 decreased by 5% =
  3. 3.240 increased by 40% =
  4. 4.210 increased by 60% =
  5. 5.710 increased by 10% =
  6. 6.784 decreased by 25% =
  7. 7.700 decreased by 5% =
  8. 8.450 increased by 30% =
  9. 9.775 increased by 40% =
  10. 10.380 decreased by 60% =
  11. 11.232 decreased by 25% =
  12. 12.636 increased by 75% =
  13. 13.720 decreased by 15% =
  14. 14.100 increased by 15% =
  15. 15.320 increased by 5% =
  16. 16.780 decreased by 10% =
  17. 17.452 decreased by 75% =
  18. 18.75 decreased by 8% =
  19. 19.490 decreased by 60% =
  20. 20.720 decreased by 30% =
  21. 21.212 increased by 75% =
  22. 22.284 increased by 25% =
  23. 23.140 increased by 20% =
  24. 24.285 increased by 20% =
  25. 25.652 decreased by 25% =
  26. 26.656 increased by 25% =
  27. 27.536 decreased by 50% =
  28. 28.350 decreased by 8% =
  29. 29.200 increased by 5% =
  30. 30.710 decreased by 30% =
  31. 31.750 increased by 30% =
  32. 32.520 decreased by 75% =
  33. 33.130 decreased by 20% =
  34. 34.400 increased by 5% =
  35. 35.50 increased by 12% =
  36. 36.125 increased by 8% =
  37. 37.225 increased by 12% =
  38. 38.40 decreased by 10% =
  39. 39.736 increased by 75% =
  40. 40.452 increased by 25% =

Answer key

  1. 880
  2. 399
  3. 336
  4. 336
  5. 781
  6. 588
  7. 665
  8. 585
  9. 1085
  10. 152
  11. 174
  12. 1113
  13. 612
  14. 115
  15. 336
  16. 702
  17. 113
  18. 69
  19. 196
  20. 504
  21. 371
  22. 355
  23. 168
  24. 342
  25. 489
  26. 820
  27. 268
  28. 322
  29. 210
  30. 497
  31. 975
  32. 130
  33. 104
  34. 420
  35. 56
  36. 135
  37. 252
  38. 36
  39. 1288
  40. 565

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