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Percentage Increase and Decrease Trick Worksheet

Speed calculation lesson 23: Increase or decrease by a percent · Set 126 · 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. 1.165 decreased by 20% =
  2. 2.480 decreased by 30% =
  3. 3.200 decreased by 15% =
  4. 4.240 decreased by 15% =
  5. 5.80 increased by 75% =
  6. 6.705 increased by 60% =
  7. 7.140 decreased by 5% =
  8. 8.730 decreased by 30% =
  9. 9.60 decreased by 30% =
  10. 10.796 increased by 25% =
  11. 11.435 increased by 60% =
  12. 12.415 increased by 60% =
  13. 13.180 increased by 35% =
  14. 14.765 decreased by 60% =
  15. 15.595 increased by 60% =
  16. 16.660 increased by 25% =
  17. 17.760 increased by 10% =
  18. 18.380 decreased by 20% =
  19. 19.140 increased by 20% =
  20. 20.600 increased by 12% =
  21. 21.80 increased by 30% =
  22. 22.364 increased by 75% =
  23. 23.400 decreased by 8% =
  24. 24.620 decreased by 35% =
  25. 25.370 decreased by 30% =
  26. 26.200 increased by 12% =
  27. 27.170 increased by 20% =
  28. 28.490 increased by 30% =
  29. 29.350 increased by 12% =
  30. 30.790 increased by 30% =
  31. 31.40 increased by 20% =
  32. 32.656 increased by 25% =
  33. 33.625 increased by 8% =
  34. 34.250 decreased by 20% =
  35. 35.490 increased by 60% =
  36. 36.256 decreased by 75% =
  37. 37.696 decreased by 75% =
  38. 38.125 increased by 12% =
  39. 39.320 decreased by 35% =
  40. 40.50 increased by 8% =

Answer key

  1. 132
  2. 336
  3. 170
  4. 204
  5. 140
  6. 1128
  7. 133
  8. 511
  9. 42
  10. 995
  11. 696
  12. 664
  13. 243
  14. 306
  15. 952
  16. 825
  17. 836
  18. 304
  19. 168
  20. 672
  21. 104
  22. 637
  23. 368
  24. 403
  25. 259
  26. 224
  27. 204
  28. 637
  29. 392
  30. 1027
  31. 48
  32. 820
  33. 675
  34. 200
  35. 784
  36. 64
  37. 174
  38. 140
  39. 208
  40. 54

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