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Percentage Increase and Decrease Trick Worksheet

Speed calculation lesson 23: Increase or decrease by a percent · Set 317 · 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. 1.295 decreased by 20% =
  2. 2.600 decreased by 5% =
  3. 3.525 decreased by 60% =
  4. 4.780 decreased by 35% =
  5. 5.720 decreased by 35% =
  6. 6.46 decreased by 50% =
  7. 7.276 increased by 25% =
  8. 8.670 increased by 10% =
  9. 9.320 decreased by 30% =
  10. 10.545 increased by 20% =
  11. 11.752 decreased by 25% =
  12. 12.304 decreased by 50% =
  13. 13.560 decreased by 60% =
  14. 14.165 increased by 60% =
  15. 15.800 increased by 20% =
  16. 16.55 increased by 40% =
  17. 17.774 decreased by 50% =
  18. 18.375 increased by 12% =
  19. 19.354 decreased by 50% =
  20. 20.612 decreased by 75% =
  21. 21.680 decreased by 5% =
  22. 22.400 increased by 8% =
  23. 23.412 increased by 25% =
  24. 24.575 increased by 20% =
  25. 25.625 increased by 8% =
  26. 26.320 decreased by 40% =
  27. 27.258 decreased by 50% =
  28. 28.320 decreased by 5% =
  29. 29.440 decreased by 20% =
  30. 30.265 decreased by 60% =
  31. 31.325 increased by 8% =
  32. 32.520 increased by 40% =
  33. 33.670 increased by 40% =
  34. 34.456 increased by 75% =
  35. 35.380 increased by 20% =
  36. 36.368 increased by 75% =
  37. 37.40 increased by 20% =
  38. 38.545 increased by 40% =
  39. 39.140 decreased by 30% =
  40. 40.256 decreased by 50% =

Answer key

  1. 236
  2. 570
  3. 210
  4. 507
  5. 468
  6. 23
  7. 345
  8. 737
  9. 224
  10. 654
  11. 564
  12. 152
  13. 224
  14. 264
  15. 960
  16. 77
  17. 387
  18. 420
  19. 177
  20. 153
  21. 646
  22. 432
  23. 515
  24. 690
  25. 675
  26. 192
  27. 129
  28. 304
  29. 352
  30. 106
  31. 351
  32. 728
  33. 938
  34. 798
  35. 456
  36. 644
  37. 48
  38. 763
  39. 98
  40. 128

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