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Percentage Increase and Decrease Trick Worksheet

Speed calculation lesson 23: Increase or decrease by a percent · Set 601 · 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. 1.105 decreased by 60% =
  2. 2.60 decreased by 20% =
  3. 3.348 increased by 75% =
  4. 4.680 increased by 5% =
  5. 5.400 increased by 35% =
  6. 6.400 decreased by 5% =
  7. 7.80 increased by 40% =
  8. 8.476 increased by 75% =
  9. 9.620 increased by 15% =
  10. 10.775 increased by 20% =
  11. 11.480 increased by 15% =
  12. 12.360 increased by 75% =
  13. 13.280 increased by 30% =
  14. 14.260 increased by 40% =
  15. 15.360 increased by 35% =
  16. 16.560 increased by 15% =
  17. 17.455 decreased by 20% =
  18. 18.450 increased by 10% =
  19. 19.500 decreased by 10% =
  20. 20.400 decreased by 5% =
  21. 21.50 increased by 12% =
  22. 22.560 decreased by 60% =
  23. 23.300 decreased by 12% =
  24. 24.420 increased by 35% =
  25. 25.64 increased by 25% =
  26. 26.492 increased by 75% =
  27. 27.620 increased by 60% =
  28. 28.250 decreased by 10% =
  29. 29.364 decreased by 50% =
  30. 30.350 decreased by 8% =
  31. 31.180 increased by 20% =
  32. 32.175 decreased by 12% =
  33. 33.732 decreased by 75% =
  34. 34.100 increased by 12% =
  35. 35.325 increased by 60% =
  36. 36.200 decreased by 35% =
  37. 37.720 increased by 5% =
  38. 38.285 increased by 20% =
  39. 39.635 decreased by 60% =
  40. 40.298 increased by 50% =

Answer key

  1. 42
  2. 48
  3. 609
  4. 714
  5. 540
  6. 380
  7. 112
  8. 833
  9. 713
  10. 930
  11. 552
  12. 630
  13. 364
  14. 364
  15. 486
  16. 644
  17. 364
  18. 495
  19. 450
  20. 380
  21. 56
  22. 224
  23. 264
  24. 567
  25. 80
  26. 861
  27. 992
  28. 225
  29. 182
  30. 322
  31. 216
  32. 154
  33. 183
  34. 112
  35. 520
  36. 130
  37. 756
  38. 342
  39. 254
  40. 447

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