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Percentage Increase and Decrease Trick Worksheet

Speed calculation lesson 23: Increase or decrease by a percent · Set 116 · 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. 1.272 decreased by 25% =
  2. 2.200 increased by 12% =
  3. 3.40 decreased by 15% =
  4. 4.475 decreased by 60% =
  5. 5.170 increased by 10% =
  6. 6.390 increased by 10% =
  7. 7.520 increased by 60% =
  8. 8.732 increased by 75% =
  9. 9.220 decreased by 20% =
  10. 10.200 increased by 5% =
  11. 11.220 increased by 5% =
  12. 12.332 increased by 75% =
  13. 13.560 decreased by 5% =
  14. 14.120 increased by 20% =
  15. 15.380 increased by 5% =
  16. 16.320 increased by 35% =
  17. 17.485 increased by 20% =
  18. 18.300 increased by 35% =
  19. 19.640 increased by 35% =
  20. 20.85 increased by 20% =
  21. 21.200 decreased by 5% =
  22. 22.100 increased by 8% =
  23. 23.125 increased by 12% =
  24. 24.174 decreased by 50% =
  25. 25.340 decreased by 10% =
  26. 26.788 increased by 25% =
  27. 27.720 increased by 60% =
  28. 28.165 decreased by 60% =
  29. 29.450 increased by 10% =
  30. 30.120 increased by 60% =
  31. 31.490 increased by 60% =
  32. 32.80 increased by 15% =
  33. 33.750 increased by 20% =
  34. 34.475 increased by 20% =
  35. 35.724 increased by 75% =
  36. 36.215 increased by 60% =
  37. 37.110 increased by 10% =
  38. 38.326 increased by 50% =
  39. 39.195 increased by 20% =
  40. 40.92 increased by 75% =

Answer key

  1. 204
  2. 224
  3. 34
  4. 190
  5. 187
  6. 429
  7. 832
  8. 1281
  9. 176
  10. 210
  11. 231
  12. 581
  13. 532
  14. 144
  15. 399
  16. 432
  17. 582
  18. 405
  19. 864
  20. 102
  21. 190
  22. 108
  23. 140
  24. 87
  25. 306
  26. 985
  27. 1152
  28. 66
  29. 495
  30. 192
  31. 784
  32. 92
  33. 900
  34. 570
  35. 1267
  36. 344
  37. 121
  38. 489
  39. 234
  40. 161

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