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Percentage Increase and Decrease Trick Worksheet

Speed calculation lesson 23: Increase or decrease by a percent · Set 810 · 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. 1.120 decreased by 20% =
  2. 2.774 increased by 50% =
  3. 3.615 increased by 20% =
  4. 4.460 increased by 15% =
  5. 5.200 decreased by 8% =
  6. 6.165 increased by 40% =
  7. 7.125 increased by 12% =
  8. 8.300 decreased by 12% =
  9. 9.128 increased by 25% =
  10. 10.520 increased by 10% =
  11. 11.796 increased by 25% =
  12. 12.160 decreased by 35% =
  13. 13.722 decreased by 50% =
  14. 14.470 decreased by 60% =
  15. 15.445 increased by 40% =
  16. 16.280 increased by 35% =
  17. 17.290 decreased by 20% =
  18. 18.700 increased by 8% =
  19. 19.60 increased by 10% =
  20. 20.415 increased by 40% =
  21. 21.375 decreased by 8% =
  22. 22.790 decreased by 10% =
  23. 23.170 decreased by 40% =
  24. 24.450 decreased by 40% =
  25. 25.185 decreased by 60% =
  26. 26.374 increased by 50% =
  27. 27.145 increased by 60% =
  28. 28.400 decreased by 10% =
  29. 29.400 decreased by 35% =
  30. 30.620 decreased by 5% =
  31. 31.200 increased by 30% =
  32. 32.575 decreased by 12% =
  33. 33.310 decreased by 60% =
  34. 34.148 decreased by 75% =
  35. 35.575 increased by 12% =
  36. 36.145 decreased by 20% =
  37. 37.800 increased by 15% =
  38. 38.110 decreased by 10% =
  39. 39.700 decreased by 35% =
  40. 40.720 increased by 5% =

Answer key

  1. 96
  2. 1161
  3. 738
  4. 529
  5. 184
  6. 231
  7. 140
  8. 264
  9. 160
  10. 572
  11. 995
  12. 104
  13. 361
  14. 188
  15. 623
  16. 378
  17. 232
  18. 756
  19. 66
  20. 581
  21. 345
  22. 711
  23. 102
  24. 270
  25. 74
  26. 561
  27. 232
  28. 360
  29. 260
  30. 589
  31. 260
  32. 506
  33. 124
  34. 37
  35. 644
  36. 116
  37. 920
  38. 99
  39. 455
  40. 756

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