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Percentage Increase and Decrease Trick Worksheet

Speed calculation lesson 23: Increase or decrease by a percent · Set 504 · 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. 1.45 decreased by 20% =
  2. 2.800 increased by 12% =
  3. 3.440 decreased by 5% =
  4. 4.425 increased by 12% =
  5. 5.280 increased by 30% =
  6. 6.555 increased by 20% =
  7. 7.750 decreased by 60% =
  8. 8.110 decreased by 10% =
  9. 9.250 decreased by 12% =
  10. 10.328 decreased by 75% =
  11. 11.740 increased by 35% =
  12. 12.400 decreased by 10% =
  13. 13.550 increased by 20% =
  14. 14.545 decreased by 60% =
  15. 15.780 decreased by 35% =
  16. 16.770 increased by 40% =
  17. 17.170 increased by 60% =
  18. 18.400 increased by 8% =
  19. 19.295 increased by 40% =
  20. 20.300 decreased by 75% =
  21. 21.575 decreased by 12% =
  22. 22.75 decreased by 20% =
  23. 23.630 decreased by 10% =
  24. 24.250 decreased by 50% =
  25. 25.390 decreased by 50% =
  26. 26.760 increased by 30% =
  27. 27.775 decreased by 12% =
  28. 28.180 increased by 5% =
  29. 29.375 increased by 8% =
  30. 30.768 decreased by 25% =
  31. 31.180 decreased by 5% =
  32. 32.70 decreased by 20% =
  33. 33.428 decreased by 75% =
  34. 34.260 decreased by 40% =
  35. 35.260 increased by 25% =
  36. 36.735 increased by 40% =
  37. 37.280 increased by 75% =
  38. 38.124 decreased by 25% =
  39. 39.48 increased by 25% =
  40. 40.752 decreased by 25% =

Answer key

  1. 36
  2. 896
  3. 418
  4. 476
  5. 364
  6. 666
  7. 300
  8. 99
  9. 220
  10. 82
  11. 999
  12. 360
  13. 660
  14. 218
  15. 507
  16. 1078
  17. 272
  18. 432
  19. 413
  20. 75
  21. 506
  22. 60
  23. 567
  24. 125
  25. 195
  26. 988
  27. 682
  28. 189
  29. 405
  30. 576
  31. 171
  32. 56
  33. 107
  34. 156
  35. 325
  36. 1029
  37. 490
  38. 93
  39. 60
  40. 564

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