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Percentage Increase and Decrease Trick Worksheet

Speed calculation lesson 23: Increase or decrease by a percent · Set 581 · 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. 1.80 increased by 20% =
  2. 2.775 decreased by 40% =
  3. 3.425 increased by 12% =
  4. 4.680 increased by 5% =
  5. 5.360 decreased by 50% =
  6. 6.40 decreased by 20% =
  7. 7.440 decreased by 35% =
  8. 8.68 decreased by 75% =
  9. 9.380 increased by 15% =
  10. 10.550 increased by 12% =
  11. 11.48 increased by 25% =
  12. 12.780 increased by 5% =
  13. 13.440 decreased by 5% =
  14. 14.260 increased by 5% =
  15. 15.220 increased by 20% =
  16. 16.744 increased by 75% =
  17. 17.540 increased by 30% =
  18. 18.680 increased by 15% =
  19. 19.656 decreased by 25% =
  20. 20.380 increased by 5% =
  21. 21.160 increased by 15% =
  22. 22.50 increased by 8% =
  23. 23.400 decreased by 12% =
  24. 24.360 decreased by 15% =
  25. 25.540 decreased by 15% =
  26. 26.630 decreased by 30% =
  27. 27.660 increased by 30% =
  28. 28.275 decreased by 12% =
  29. 29.125 decreased by 60% =
  30. 30.80 increased by 5% =
  31. 31.60 increased by 30% =
  32. 32.260 decreased by 5% =
  33. 33.592 decreased by 25% =
  34. 34.555 increased by 60% =
  35. 35.780 decreased by 35% =
  36. 36.184 increased by 25% =
  37. 37.160 decreased by 35% =
  38. 38.540 increased by 20% =
  39. 39.470 decreased by 40% =
  40. 40.140 decreased by 5% =

Answer key

  1. 96
  2. 465
  3. 476
  4. 714
  5. 180
  6. 32
  7. 286
  8. 17
  9. 437
  10. 616
  11. 60
  12. 819
  13. 418
  14. 273
  15. 264
  16. 1302
  17. 702
  18. 782
  19. 492
  20. 399
  21. 184
  22. 54
  23. 352
  24. 306
  25. 459
  26. 441
  27. 858
  28. 242
  29. 50
  30. 84
  31. 78
  32. 247
  33. 444
  34. 888
  35. 507
  36. 230
  37. 104
  38. 648
  39. 282
  40. 133

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