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Percentage Increase and Decrease Trick Worksheet

Speed calculation lesson 23: Increase or decrease by a percent · Set 676 · 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. 1.295 decreased by 20% =
  2. 2.516 decreased by 75% =
  3. 3.775 decreased by 20% =
  4. 4.254 increased by 50% =
  5. 5.770 increased by 30% =
  6. 6.605 decreased by 20% =
  7. 7.530 decreased by 30% =
  8. 8.50 decreased by 8% =
  9. 9.700 decreased by 5% =
  10. 10.360 increased by 35% =
  11. 11.200 increased by 35% =
  12. 12.130 increased by 60% =
  13. 13.636 increased by 25% =
  14. 14.590 increased by 10% =
  15. 15.388 increased by 50% =
  16. 16.240 decreased by 40% =
  17. 17.450 decreased by 8% =
  18. 18.155 increased by 60% =
  19. 19.220 increased by 15% =
  20. 20.150 decreased by 8% =
  21. 21.260 decreased by 10% =
  22. 22.580 increased by 10% =
  23. 23.204 increased by 75% =
  24. 24.440 increased by 15% =
  25. 25.520 decreased by 15% =
  26. 26.730 decreased by 30% =
  27. 27.404 increased by 25% =
  28. 28.715 increased by 20% =
  29. 29.768 decreased by 25% =
  30. 30.744 decreased by 75% =
  31. 31.550 increased by 12% =
  32. 32.120 increased by 35% =
  33. 33.475 increased by 8% =
  34. 34.396 increased by 25% =
  35. 35.480 increased by 15% =
  36. 36.70 increased by 10% =
  37. 37.600 decreased by 15% =
  38. 38.546 increased by 50% =
  39. 39.120 decreased by 15% =
  40. 40.625 decreased by 20% =

Answer key

  1. 236
  2. 129
  3. 620
  4. 381
  5. 1001
  6. 484
  7. 371
  8. 46
  9. 665
  10. 486
  11. 270
  12. 208
  13. 795
  14. 649
  15. 582
  16. 144
  17. 414
  18. 248
  19. 253
  20. 138
  21. 234
  22. 638
  23. 357
  24. 506
  25. 442
  26. 511
  27. 505
  28. 858
  29. 576
  30. 186
  31. 616
  32. 162
  33. 513
  34. 495
  35. 552
  36. 77
  37. 510
  38. 819
  39. 102
  40. 500

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