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Percentage Increase and Decrease Trick Worksheet

Speed calculation lesson 23: Increase or decrease by a percent · Set 205 · 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. 1.475 decreased by 20% =
  2. 2.560 decreased by 60% =
  3. 3.195 increased by 20% =
  4. 4.225 increased by 12% =
  5. 5.208 increased by 50% =
  6. 6.65 decreased by 40% =
  7. 7.310 decreased by 40% =
  8. 8.350 increased by 20% =
  9. 9.180 decreased by 20% =
  10. 10.215 increased by 60% =
  11. 11.224 decreased by 50% =
  12. 12.340 increased by 40% =
  13. 13.384 increased by 25% =
  14. 14.210 decreased by 10% =
  15. 15.300 decreased by 5% =
  16. 16.540 increased by 5% =
  17. 17.752 decreased by 25% =
  18. 18.160 increased by 35% =
  19. 19.336 increased by 25% =
  20. 20.660 decreased by 35% =
  21. 21.680 decreased by 30% =
  22. 22.530 decreased by 10% =
  23. 23.648 increased by 75% =
  24. 24.585 increased by 40% =
  25. 25.172 decreased by 25% =
  26. 26.676 increased by 25% =
  27. 27.540 decreased by 15% =
  28. 28.130 increased by 30% =
  29. 29.60 decreased by 60% =
  30. 30.150 increased by 12% =
  31. 31.610 increased by 20% =
  32. 32.495 increased by 20% =
  33. 33.520 increased by 5% =
  34. 34.652 increased by 75% =
  35. 35.750 decreased by 20% =
  36. 36.320 decreased by 35% =
  37. 37.685 increased by 20% =
  38. 38.410 decreased by 60% =
  39. 39.495 increased by 40% =
  40. 40.110 decreased by 60% =

Answer key

  1. 380
  2. 224
  3. 234
  4. 252
  5. 312
  6. 39
  7. 186
  8. 420
  9. 144
  10. 344
  11. 112
  12. 476
  13. 480
  14. 189
  15. 285
  16. 567
  17. 564
  18. 216
  19. 420
  20. 429
  21. 476
  22. 477
  23. 1134
  24. 819
  25. 129
  26. 845
  27. 459
  28. 169
  29. 24
  30. 168
  31. 732
  32. 594
  33. 546
  34. 1141
  35. 600
  36. 208
  37. 822
  38. 164
  39. 693
  40. 44

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