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Percentage Increase and Decrease Trick Worksheet

Speed calculation lesson 23: Increase or decrease by a percent · Set 98 · 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. 1.775 decreased by 8% =
  2. 2.425 increased by 40% =
  3. 3.648 decreased by 50% =
  4. 4.344 increased by 75% =
  5. 5.215 decreased by 20% =
  6. 6.450 increased by 60% =
  7. 7.200 decreased by 5% =
  8. 8.550 increased by 8% =
  9. 9.640 increased by 5% =
  10. 10.500 decreased by 8% =
  11. 11.160 decreased by 5% =
  12. 12.800 increased by 30% =
  13. 13.74 increased by 50% =
  14. 14.530 increased by 20% =
  15. 15.200 increased by 5% =
  16. 16.380 decreased by 20% =
  17. 17.572 increased by 75% =
  18. 18.730 decreased by 20% =
  19. 19.140 decreased by 15% =
  20. 20.385 increased by 40% =
  21. 21.315 decreased by 60% =
  22. 22.540 decreased by 5% =
  23. 23.610 decreased by 30% =
  24. 24.140 increased by 35% =
  25. 25.660 increased by 15% =
  26. 26.375 decreased by 8% =
  27. 27.700 increased by 8% =
  28. 28.660 increased by 15% =
  29. 29.415 decreased by 40% =
  30. 30.244 decreased by 25% =
  31. 31.746 increased by 50% =
  32. 32.720 decreased by 5% =
  33. 33.436 decreased by 75% =
  34. 34.630 decreased by 10% =
  35. 35.200 decreased by 5% =
  36. 36.662 increased by 50% =
  37. 37.600 decreased by 35% =
  38. 38.580 increased by 15% =
  39. 39.470 increased by 20% =
  40. 40.220 decreased by 5% =

Answer key

  1. 713
  2. 595
  3. 324
  4. 602
  5. 172
  6. 720
  7. 190
  8. 594
  9. 672
  10. 460
  11. 152
  12. 1040
  13. 111
  14. 636
  15. 210
  16. 304
  17. 1001
  18. 584
  19. 119
  20. 539
  21. 126
  22. 513
  23. 427
  24. 189
  25. 759
  26. 345
  27. 756
  28. 759
  29. 249
  30. 183
  31. 1119
  32. 684
  33. 109
  34. 567
  35. 190
  36. 993
  37. 390
  38. 667
  39. 564
  40. 209

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