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Percentage Increase and Decrease Trick Worksheet

Speed calculation lesson 23: Increase or decrease by a percent · Set 842 · 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. 1.600 decreased by 20% =
  2. 2.480 decreased by 35% =
  3. 3.765 decreased by 60% =
  4. 4.185 decreased by 20% =
  5. 5.536 increased by 50% =
  6. 6.225 decreased by 12% =
  7. 7.576 decreased by 75% =
  8. 8.205 increased by 40% =
  9. 9.180 decreased by 40% =
  10. 10.162 increased by 50% =
  11. 11.618 increased by 50% =
  12. 12.720 decreased by 35% =
  13. 13.690 increased by 40% =
  14. 14.60 decreased by 20% =
  15. 15.660 decreased by 15% =
  16. 16.224 increased by 75% =
  17. 17.615 decreased by 40% =
  18. 18.280 increased by 35% =
  19. 19.160 increased by 15% =
  20. 20.400 decreased by 5% =
  21. 21.200 decreased by 8% =
  22. 22.360 increased by 5% =
  23. 23.330 increased by 10% =
  24. 24.268 decreased by 25% =
  25. 25.728 increased by 50% =
  26. 26.275 increased by 12% =
  27. 27.680 increased by 5% =
  28. 28.90 increased by 20% =
  29. 29.700 decreased by 35% =
  30. 30.500 decreased by 30% =
  31. 31.516 decreased by 75% =
  32. 32.225 increased by 12% =
  33. 33.425 increased by 12% =
  34. 34.252 increased by 75% =
  35. 35.528 increased by 75% =
  36. 36.580 increased by 35% =
  37. 37.672 decreased by 75% =
  38. 38.628 increased by 75% =
  39. 39.444 decreased by 25% =
  40. 40.275 increased by 12% =

Answer key

  1. 480
  2. 312
  3. 306
  4. 148
  5. 804
  6. 198
  7. 144
  8. 287
  9. 108
  10. 243
  11. 927
  12. 468
  13. 966
  14. 48
  15. 561
  16. 392
  17. 369
  18. 378
  19. 184
  20. 380
  21. 184
  22. 378
  23. 363
  24. 201
  25. 1092
  26. 308
  27. 714
  28. 108
  29. 455
  30. 350
  31. 129
  32. 252
  33. 476
  34. 441
  35. 924
  36. 783
  37. 168
  38. 1099
  39. 333
  40. 308

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