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Percentage Increase and Decrease Trick Worksheet

Speed calculation lesson 23: Increase or decrease by a percent · Set 99 · 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. 1.625 decreased by 8% =
  2. 2.680 increased by 35% =
  3. 3.70 decreased by 50% =
  4. 4.80 decreased by 35% =
  5. 5.655 decreased by 20% =
  6. 6.320 increased by 5% =
  7. 7.380 increased by 25% =
  8. 8.520 increased by 20% =
  9. 9.188 increased by 25% =
  10. 10.400 decreased by 15% =
  11. 11.100 decreased by 12% =
  12. 12.550 decreased by 8% =
  13. 13.180 decreased by 35% =
  14. 14.260 decreased by 15% =
  15. 15.410 decreased by 10% =
  16. 16.740 decreased by 10% =
  17. 17.800 decreased by 40% =
  18. 18.590 increased by 10% =
  19. 19.480 decreased by 10% =
  20. 20.460 decreased by 5% =
  21. 21.660 increased by 25% =
  22. 22.255 increased by 20% =
  23. 23.740 increased by 5% =
  24. 24.160 decreased by 40% =
  25. 25.80 decreased by 15% =
  26. 26.544 increased by 50% =
  27. 27.300 increased by 15% =
  28. 28.228 decreased by 75% =
  29. 29.164 decreased by 25% =
  30. 30.765 increased by 40% =
  31. 31.92 decreased by 25% =
  32. 32.620 increased by 30% =
  33. 33.392 increased by 25% =
  34. 34.250 increased by 10% =
  35. 35.760 increased by 15% =
  36. 36.140 decreased by 35% =
  37. 37.100 decreased by 15% =
  38. 38.210 decreased by 10% =
  39. 39.220 increased by 35% =
  40. 40.260 increased by 5% =

Answer key

  1. 575
  2. 918
  3. 35
  4. 52
  5. 524
  6. 336
  7. 475
  8. 624
  9. 235
  10. 340
  11. 88
  12. 506
  13. 117
  14. 221
  15. 369
  16. 666
  17. 480
  18. 649
  19. 432
  20. 437
  21. 825
  22. 306
  23. 777
  24. 96
  25. 68
  26. 816
  27. 345
  28. 57
  29. 123
  30. 1071
  31. 69
  32. 806
  33. 490
  34. 275
  35. 874
  36. 91
  37. 85
  38. 189
  39. 297
  40. 273

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