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Percentage Increase and Decrease Trick Worksheet

Speed calculation lesson 23: Increase or decrease by a percent · Set 165 · 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. 1.110 decreased by 20% =
  2. 2.40 decreased by 35% =
  3. 3.735 increased by 60% =
  4. 4.135 increased by 40% =
  5. 5.480 decreased by 35% =
  6. 6.240 increased by 15% =
  7. 7.70 increased by 20% =
  8. 8.720 increased by 5% =
  9. 9.524 decreased by 50% =
  10. 10.640 decreased by 15% =
  11. 11.68 increased by 25% =
  12. 12.700 decreased by 5% =
  13. 13.712 increased by 25% =
  14. 14.705 decreased by 60% =
  15. 15.730 increased by 30% =
  16. 16.485 decreased by 60% =
  17. 17.550 decreased by 50% =
  18. 18.630 decreased by 10% =
  19. 19.75 decreased by 8% =
  20. 20.65 decreased by 20% =
  21. 21.116 increased by 50% =
  22. 22.480 increased by 15% =
  23. 23.640 decreased by 5% =
  24. 24.240 increased by 75% =
  25. 25.245 increased by 20% =
  26. 26.270 decreased by 20% =
  27. 27.380 increased by 40% =
  28. 28.685 decreased by 60% =
  29. 29.80 increased by 5% =
  30. 30.560 decreased by 35% =
  31. 31.300 decreased by 15% =
  32. 32.780 increased by 35% =
  33. 33.548 decreased by 50% =
  34. 34.140 increased by 15% =
  35. 35.275 increased by 8% =
  36. 36.100 increased by 12% =
  37. 37.58 increased by 50% =
  38. 38.530 decreased by 60% =
  39. 39.40 decreased by 40% =
  40. 40.335 decreased by 40% =

Answer key

  1. 88
  2. 26
  3. 1176
  4. 189
  5. 312
  6. 276
  7. 84
  8. 756
  9. 262
  10. 544
  11. 85
  12. 665
  13. 890
  14. 282
  15. 949
  16. 194
  17. 275
  18. 567
  19. 69
  20. 52
  21. 174
  22. 552
  23. 608
  24. 420
  25. 294
  26. 216
  27. 532
  28. 274
  29. 84
  30. 364
  31. 255
  32. 1053
  33. 274
  34. 161
  35. 297
  36. 112
  37. 87
  38. 212
  39. 24
  40. 201

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