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Percentage Increase and Decrease Trick Worksheet

Speed calculation lesson 23: Increase or decrease by a percent · Set 835 · 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. 1.520 decreased by 20% =
  2. 2.220 increased by 35% =
  3. 3.75 decreased by 20% =
  4. 4.240 increased by 5% =
  5. 5.700 decreased by 30% =
  6. 6.130 increased by 20% =
  7. 7.240 decreased by 30% =
  8. 8.470 decreased by 30% =
  9. 9.725 increased by 12% =
  10. 10.542 increased by 50% =
  11. 11.716 decreased by 25% =
  12. 12.188 increased by 75% =
  13. 13.260 decreased by 10% =
  14. 14.684 increased by 50% =
  15. 15.280 increased by 40% =
  16. 16.760 increased by 15% =
  17. 17.180 increased by 10% =
  18. 18.100 increased by 30% =
  19. 19.620 increased by 15% =
  20. 20.632 increased by 75% =
  21. 21.85 increased by 20% =
  22. 22.500 decreased by 5% =
  23. 23.760 decreased by 5% =
  24. 24.745 increased by 60% =
  25. 25.660 decreased by 5% =
  26. 26.440 decreased by 20% =
  27. 27.695 increased by 60% =
  28. 28.160 decreased by 15% =
  29. 29.600 decreased by 8% =
  30. 30.770 decreased by 30% =
  31. 31.300 increased by 10% =
  32. 32.175 decreased by 8% =
  33. 33.425 increased by 60% =
  34. 34.705 decreased by 40% =
  35. 35.384 increased by 50% =
  36. 36.146 increased by 50% =
  37. 37.575 increased by 20% =
  38. 38.196 decreased by 75% =
  39. 39.360 increased by 5% =
  40. 40.100 decreased by 75% =

Answer key

  1. 416
  2. 297
  3. 60
  4. 252
  5. 490
  6. 156
  7. 168
  8. 329
  9. 812
  10. 813
  11. 537
  12. 329
  13. 234
  14. 1026
  15. 392
  16. 874
  17. 198
  18. 130
  19. 713
  20. 1106
  21. 102
  22. 475
  23. 722
  24. 1192
  25. 627
  26. 352
  27. 1112
  28. 136
  29. 552
  30. 539
  31. 330
  32. 161
  33. 680
  34. 423
  35. 576
  36. 219
  37. 690
  38. 49
  39. 378
  40. 25

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