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Percentage Increase and Decrease Trick Worksheet

Speed calculation lesson 23: Increase or decrease by a percent · Set 617 · 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 40% =
  2. 2.496 increased by 25% =
  3. 3.320 increased by 35% =
  4. 4.620 increased by 60% =
  5. 5.588 increased by 25% =
  6. 6.200 decreased by 75% =
  7. 7.760 increased by 15% =
  8. 8.710 decreased by 10% =
  9. 9.785 increased by 20% =
  10. 10.440 increased by 15% =
  11. 11.160 decreased by 35% =
  12. 12.120 decreased by 10% =
  13. 13.224 increased by 75% =
  14. 14.380 increased by 25% =
  15. 15.750 decreased by 12% =
  16. 16.730 increased by 20% =
  17. 17.375 decreased by 8% =
  18. 18.740 decreased by 35% =
  19. 19.508 decreased by 25% =
  20. 20.45 increased by 40% =
  21. 21.650 increased by 10% =
  22. 22.76 decreased by 50% =
  23. 23.650 increased by 12% =
  24. 24.255 increased by 20% =
  25. 25.640 decreased by 30% =
  26. 26.588 increased by 25% =
  27. 27.760 decreased by 5% =
  28. 28.650 decreased by 10% =
  29. 29.630 decreased by 10% =
  30. 30.680 increased by 35% =
  31. 31.180 increased by 30% =
  32. 32.50 increased by 12% =
  33. 33.206 increased by 50% =
  34. 34.232 decreased by 75% =
  35. 35.500 decreased by 15% =
  36. 36.45 decreased by 60% =
  37. 37.565 increased by 40% =
  38. 38.720 decreased by 35% =
  39. 39.190 increased by 20% =
  40. 40.560 decreased by 15% =

Answer key

  1. 120
  2. 620
  3. 432
  4. 992
  5. 735
  6. 50
  7. 874
  8. 639
  9. 942
  10. 506
  11. 104
  12. 108
  13. 392
  14. 475
  15. 660
  16. 876
  17. 345
  18. 481
  19. 381
  20. 63
  21. 715
  22. 38
  23. 728
  24. 306
  25. 448
  26. 735
  27. 722
  28. 585
  29. 567
  30. 918
  31. 234
  32. 56
  33. 309
  34. 58
  35. 425
  36. 18
  37. 791
  38. 468
  39. 228
  40. 476

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