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Percentage Increase and Decrease Trick Worksheet

Speed calculation lesson 23: Increase or decrease by a percent · Set 180 · 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. 1.130 decreased by 20% =
  2. 2.620 decreased by 5% =
  3. 3.180 increased by 15% =
  4. 4.495 decreased by 20% =
  5. 5.700 increased by 12% =
  6. 6.280 increased by 5% =
  7. 7.505 increased by 20% =
  8. 8.60 increased by 15% =
  9. 9.380 decreased by 5% =
  10. 10.120 decreased by 15% =
  11. 11.545 decreased by 60% =
  12. 12.40 decreased by 15% =
  13. 13.250 decreased by 20% =
  14. 14.40 increased by 15% =
  15. 15.270 increased by 30% =
  16. 16.600 increased by 25% =
  17. 17.195 increased by 20% =
  18. 18.280 decreased by 75% =
  19. 19.660 increased by 60% =
  20. 20.412 decreased by 25% =
  21. 21.600 increased by 15% =
  22. 22.475 increased by 60% =
  23. 23.70 decreased by 60% =
  24. 24.135 decreased by 60% =
  25. 25.520 decreased by 15% =
  26. 26.265 increased by 60% =
  27. 27.675 increased by 12% =
  28. 28.385 increased by 20% =
  29. 29.380 decreased by 35% =
  30. 30.750 increased by 30% =
  31. 31.100 increased by 15% =
  32. 32.475 decreased by 40% =
  33. 33.684 increased by 75% =
  34. 34.138 increased by 50% =
  35. 35.700 increased by 8% =
  36. 36.360 decreased by 20% =
  37. 37.484 increased by 75% =
  38. 38.600 decreased by 40% =
  39. 39.235 decreased by 40% =
  40. 40.375 decreased by 12% =

Answer key

  1. 104
  2. 589
  3. 207
  4. 396
  5. 784
  6. 294
  7. 606
  8. 69
  9. 361
  10. 102
  11. 218
  12. 34
  13. 200
  14. 46
  15. 351
  16. 750
  17. 234
  18. 70
  19. 1056
  20. 309
  21. 690
  22. 760
  23. 28
  24. 54
  25. 442
  26. 424
  27. 756
  28. 462
  29. 247
  30. 975
  31. 115
  32. 285
  33. 1197
  34. 207
  35. 756
  36. 288
  37. 847
  38. 360
  39. 141
  40. 330

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