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Percentage Increase and Decrease Trick Worksheet

Speed calculation lesson 23: Increase or decrease by a percent · Set 164 · 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. 1.220 decreased by 20% =
  2. 2.375 increased by 40% =
  3. 3.50 decreased by 8% =
  4. 4.710 decreased by 40% =
  5. 5.440 increased by 75% =
  6. 6.724 decreased by 50% =
  7. 7.310 decreased by 10% =
  8. 8.440 increased by 5% =
  9. 9.280 increased by 5% =
  10. 10.200 increased by 15% =
  11. 11.800 decreased by 20% =
  12. 12.400 increased by 5% =
  13. 13.360 decreased by 30% =
  14. 14.100 increased by 8% =
  15. 15.780 decreased by 35% =
  16. 16.550 decreased by 12% =
  17. 17.430 increased by 40% =
  18. 18.785 increased by 60% =
  19. 19.720 increased by 15% =
  20. 20.740 decreased by 30% =
  21. 21.692 increased by 25% =
  22. 22.40 decreased by 15% =
  23. 23.45 decreased by 60% =
  24. 24.460 increased by 10% =
  25. 25.130 increased by 30% =
  26. 26.380 decreased by 10% =
  27. 27.680 increased by 5% =
  28. 28.60 decreased by 5% =
  29. 29.80 decreased by 10% =
  30. 30.798 decreased by 50% =
  31. 31.350 increased by 20% =
  32. 32.525 decreased by 12% =
  33. 33.680 decreased by 10% =
  34. 34.164 increased by 25% =
  35. 35.788 increased by 25% =
  36. 36.60 decreased by 5% =
  37. 37.400 increased by 15% =
  38. 38.290 increased by 30% =
  39. 39.200 decreased by 8% =
  40. 40.310 decreased by 60% =

Answer key

  1. 176
  2. 525
  3. 46
  4. 426
  5. 770
  6. 362
  7. 279
  8. 462
  9. 294
  10. 230
  11. 640
  12. 420
  13. 252
  14. 108
  15. 507
  16. 484
  17. 602
  18. 1256
  19. 828
  20. 518
  21. 865
  22. 34
  23. 18
  24. 506
  25. 169
  26. 342
  27. 714
  28. 57
  29. 72
  30. 399
  31. 420
  32. 462
  33. 612
  34. 205
  35. 985
  36. 57
  37. 460
  38. 377
  39. 184
  40. 124

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