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Percentage Increase and Decrease Trick Worksheet

Speed calculation lesson 23: Increase or decrease by a percent · Set 522 · 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. 2.270 increased by 50% =
  3. 3.52 decreased by 25% =
  4. 4.245 increased by 60% =
  5. 5.280 decreased by 15% =
  6. 6.175 decreased by 12% =
  7. 7.520 increased by 30% =
  8. 8.50 decreased by 10% =
  9. 9.525 decreased by 8% =
  10. 10.260 increased by 5% =
  11. 11.320 increased by 5% =
  12. 12.50 increased by 10% =
  13. 13.800 decreased by 12% =
  14. 14.625 decreased by 8% =
  15. 15.780 decreased by 40% =
  16. 16.720 decreased by 15% =
  17. 17.100 decreased by 12% =
  18. 18.272 increased by 25% =
  19. 19.790 decreased by 30% =
  20. 20.776 increased by 75% =
  21. 21.200 decreased by 5% =
  22. 22.380 decreased by 30% =
  23. 23.732 increased by 25% =
  24. 24.350 decreased by 20% =
  25. 25.250 decreased by 8% =
  26. 26.760 increased by 30% =
  27. 27.580 increased by 10% =
  28. 28.550 decreased by 8% =
  29. 29.176 decreased by 50% =
  30. 30.100 decreased by 20% =
  31. 31.282 increased by 50% =
  32. 32.796 decreased by 75% =
  33. 33.652 increased by 75% =
  34. 34.440 decreased by 40% =
  35. 35.585 decreased by 40% =
  36. 36.616 increased by 25% =
  37. 37.210 increased by 20% =
  38. 38.50 increased by 8% =
  39. 39.120 decreased by 10% =
  40. 40.472 increased by 75% =

Answer key

  1. 36
  2. 405
  3. 39
  4. 392
  5. 238
  6. 154
  7. 676
  8. 45
  9. 483
  10. 273
  11. 336
  12. 55
  13. 704
  14. 575
  15. 468
  16. 612
  17. 88
  18. 340
  19. 553
  20. 1358
  21. 190
  22. 266
  23. 915
  24. 280
  25. 230
  26. 988
  27. 638
  28. 506
  29. 88
  30. 80
  31. 423
  32. 199
  33. 1141
  34. 264
  35. 351
  36. 770
  37. 252
  38. 54
  39. 108
  40. 826

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