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Percentage Increase and Decrease Trick Worksheet

Speed calculation lesson 23: Increase or decrease by a percent · Set 990 · 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. 1.320 decreased by 5% =
  2. 2.600 increased by 8% =
  3. 3.260 increased by 35% =
  4. 4.204 increased by 75% =
  5. 5.330 decreased by 40% =
  6. 6.796 increased by 25% =
  7. 7.180 decreased by 10% =
  8. 8.565 increased by 40% =
  9. 9.775 decreased by 8% =
  10. 10.100 decreased by 15% =
  11. 11.750 increased by 12% =
  12. 12.625 increased by 12% =
  13. 13.120 increased by 35% =
  14. 14.710 decreased by 10% =
  15. 15.500 increased by 5% =
  16. 16.336 decreased by 75% =
  17. 17.275 increased by 12% =
  18. 18.84 decreased by 75% =
  19. 19.780 decreased by 10% =
  20. 20.588 increased by 50% =
  21. 21.550 increased by 20% =
  22. 22.55 increased by 20% =
  23. 23.360 decreased by 15% =
  24. 24.620 increased by 20% =
  25. 25.240 decreased by 35% =
  26. 26.270 increased by 10% =
  27. 27.460 decreased by 60% =
  28. 28.760 increased by 15% =
  29. 29.75 increased by 12% =
  30. 30.280 decreased by 60% =
  31. 31.560 increased by 10% =
  32. 32.508 decreased by 50% =
  33. 33.50 decreased by 20% =
  34. 34.125 increased by 60% =
  35. 35.300 increased by 12% =
  36. 36.480 decreased by 5% =
  37. 37.400 increased by 15% =
  38. 38.375 decreased by 8% =
  39. 39.100 decreased by 8% =
  40. 40.650 increased by 12% =

Answer key

  1. 304
  2. 648
  3. 351
  4. 357
  5. 198
  6. 995
  7. 162
  8. 791
  9. 713
  10. 85
  11. 840
  12. 700
  13. 162
  14. 639
  15. 525
  16. 84
  17. 308
  18. 21
  19. 702
  20. 882
  21. 660
  22. 66
  23. 306
  24. 744
  25. 156
  26. 297
  27. 184
  28. 874
  29. 84
  30. 112
  31. 616
  32. 254
  33. 40
  34. 200
  35. 336
  36. 456
  37. 460
  38. 345
  39. 92
  40. 728

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