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Percentage Increase and Decrease Trick Worksheet

Speed calculation lesson 23: Increase or decrease by a percent · Set 425 · 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. 1.445 decreased by 20% =
  2. 2.372 increased by 25% =
  3. 3.650 increased by 12% =
  4. 4.580 decreased by 10% =
  5. 5.304 decreased by 50% =
  6. 6.256 decreased by 50% =
  7. 7.580 increased by 15% =
  8. 8.645 increased by 40% =
  9. 9.800 decreased by 15% =
  10. 10.450 increased by 60% =
  11. 11.100 decreased by 35% =
  12. 12.270 increased by 10% =
  13. 13.125 increased by 12% =
  14. 14.652 decreased by 50% =
  15. 15.700 decreased by 12% =
  16. 16.610 increased by 60% =
  17. 17.600 increased by 12% =
  18. 18.160 decreased by 5% =
  19. 19.475 increased by 8% =
  20. 20.400 decreased by 35% =
  21. 21.200 decreased by 40% =
  22. 22.700 decreased by 5% =
  23. 23.325 decreased by 12% =
  24. 24.240 increased by 40% =
  25. 25.660 decreased by 30% =
  26. 26.330 increased by 30% =
  27. 27.625 increased by 12% =
  28. 28.304 decreased by 75% =
  29. 29.760 increased by 40% =
  30. 30.440 increased by 35% =
  31. 31.780 increased by 35% =
  32. 32.740 decreased by 10% =
  33. 33.600 decreased by 5% =
  34. 34.530 increased by 10% =
  35. 35.710 increased by 30% =
  36. 36.480 decreased by 75% =
  37. 37.775 decreased by 8% =
  38. 38.440 decreased by 15% =
  39. 39.220 increased by 5% =
  40. 40.725 increased by 8% =

Answer key

  1. 356
  2. 465
  3. 728
  4. 522
  5. 152
  6. 128
  7. 667
  8. 903
  9. 680
  10. 720
  11. 65
  12. 297
  13. 140
  14. 326
  15. 616
  16. 976
  17. 672
  18. 152
  19. 513
  20. 260
  21. 120
  22. 665
  23. 286
  24. 336
  25. 462
  26. 429
  27. 700
  28. 76
  29. 1064
  30. 594
  31. 1053
  32. 666
  33. 570
  34. 583
  35. 923
  36. 120
  37. 713
  38. 374
  39. 231
  40. 783

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