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Percentage Increase and Decrease Trick Worksheet

Speed calculation lesson 23: Increase or decrease by a percent · Set 189 · 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. 1.795 decreased by 20% =
  2. 2.672 decreased by 75% =
  3. 3.740 decreased by 15% =
  4. 4.600 decreased by 35% =
  5. 5.800 increased by 75% =
  6. 6.775 increased by 8% =
  7. 7.110 decreased by 50% =
  8. 8.652 increased by 75% =
  9. 9.580 increased by 5% =
  10. 10.650 decreased by 8% =
  11. 11.230 decreased by 10% =
  12. 12.250 increased by 12% =
  13. 13.475 increased by 12% =
  14. 14.740 increased by 5% =
  15. 15.268 decreased by 50% =
  16. 16.385 increased by 60% =
  17. 17.560 decreased by 10% =
  18. 18.600 decreased by 40% =
  19. 19.775 increased by 12% =
  20. 20.80 increased by 10% =
  21. 21.405 increased by 40% =
  22. 22.220 decreased by 5% =
  23. 23.550 increased by 12% =
  24. 24.175 decreased by 12% =
  25. 25.640 increased by 35% =
  26. 26.200 decreased by 35% =
  27. 27.525 decreased by 8% =
  28. 28.675 decreased by 20% =
  29. 29.790 decreased by 60% =
  30. 30.520 increased by 15% =
  31. 31.560 increased by 5% =
  32. 32.248 increased by 25% =
  33. 33.520 decreased by 35% =
  34. 34.376 increased by 75% =
  35. 35.740 decreased by 20% =
  36. 36.155 decreased by 20% =
  37. 37.140 decreased by 35% =
  38. 38.336 decreased by 75% =
  39. 39.400 decreased by 8% =
  40. 40.340 increased by 30% =

Answer key

  1. 636
  2. 168
  3. 629
  4. 390
  5. 1400
  6. 837
  7. 55
  8. 1141
  9. 609
  10. 598
  11. 207
  12. 280
  13. 532
  14. 777
  15. 134
  16. 616
  17. 504
  18. 360
  19. 868
  20. 88
  21. 567
  22. 209
  23. 616
  24. 154
  25. 864
  26. 130
  27. 483
  28. 540
  29. 316
  30. 598
  31. 588
  32. 310
  33. 338
  34. 658
  35. 592
  36. 124
  37. 91
  38. 84
  39. 368
  40. 442

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