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Percentage Increase and Decrease Trick Worksheet

Speed calculation lesson 23: Increase or decrease by a percent · Set 495 · 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. 1.200 decreased by 20% =
  2. 2.750 increased by 10% =
  3. 3.640 decreased by 5% =
  4. 4.380 decreased by 35% =
  5. 5.464 increased by 25% =
  6. 6.600 increased by 30% =
  7. 7.200 increased by 30% =
  8. 8.332 increased by 50% =
  9. 9.410 increased by 20% =
  10. 10.480 decreased by 10% =
  11. 11.630 decreased by 50% =
  12. 12.50 decreased by 10% =
  13. 13.632 decreased by 75% =
  14. 14.80 increased by 15% =
  15. 15.146 decreased by 50% =
  16. 16.100 increased by 12% =
  17. 17.798 decreased by 50% =
  18. 18.216 increased by 75% =
  19. 19.88 increased by 25% =
  20. 20.200 increased by 35% =
  21. 21.80 increased by 5% =
  22. 22.180 increased by 35% =
  23. 23.56 increased by 25% =
  24. 24.236 increased by 50% =
  25. 25.85 decreased by 40% =
  26. 26.300 decreased by 35% =
  27. 27.680 increased by 35% =
  28. 28.700 decreased by 8% =
  29. 29.70 decreased by 60% =
  30. 30.110 decreased by 10% =
  31. 31.250 increased by 12% =
  32. 32.640 increased by 5% =
  33. 33.225 decreased by 12% =
  34. 34.732 decreased by 75% =
  35. 35.90 increased by 40% =
  36. 36.125 increased by 40% =
  37. 37.572 decreased by 25% =
  38. 38.310 increased by 20% =
  39. 39.520 decreased by 5% =
  40. 40.785 decreased by 40% =

Answer key

  1. 160
  2. 825
  3. 608
  4. 247
  5. 580
  6. 780
  7. 260
  8. 498
  9. 492
  10. 432
  11. 315
  12. 45
  13. 158
  14. 92
  15. 73
  16. 112
  17. 399
  18. 378
  19. 110
  20. 270
  21. 84
  22. 243
  23. 70
  24. 354
  25. 51
  26. 195
  27. 918
  28. 644
  29. 28
  30. 99
  31. 280
  32. 672
  33. 198
  34. 183
  35. 126
  36. 175
  37. 429
  38. 372
  39. 494
  40. 471

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