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Percentage Increase and Decrease Trick Worksheet

Speed calculation lesson 23: Increase or decrease by a percent · Set 871 · 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. 1.470 decreased by 20% =
  2. 2.640 increased by 20% =
  3. 3.196 decreased by 25% =
  4. 4.120 increased by 10% =
  5. 5.400 increased by 5% =
  6. 6.300 decreased by 12% =
  7. 7.224 increased by 25% =
  8. 8.140 increased by 10% =
  9. 9.516 increased by 25% =
  10. 10.160 decreased by 30% =
  11. 11.760 increased by 75% =
  12. 12.720 decreased by 35% =
  13. 13.175 decreased by 8% =
  14. 14.485 increased by 40% =
  15. 15.275 increased by 8% =
  16. 16.155 decreased by 20% =
  17. 17.700 decreased by 5% =
  18. 18.735 decreased by 60% =
  19. 19.40 decreased by 50% =
  20. 20.540 decreased by 60% =
  21. 21.320 increased by 40% =
  22. 22.170 increased by 50% =
  23. 23.600 increased by 30% =
  24. 24.375 decreased by 12% =
  25. 25.600 decreased by 12% =
  26. 26.100 increased by 8% =
  27. 27.750 increased by 20% =
  28. 28.600 decreased by 10% =
  29. 29.240 decreased by 35% =
  30. 30.380 increased by 5% =
  31. 31.720 increased by 5% =
  32. 32.724 decreased by 25% =
  33. 33.75 decreased by 20% =
  34. 34.260 increased by 10% =
  35. 35.500 decreased by 75% =
  36. 36.580 decreased by 60% =
  37. 37.80 increased by 30% =
  38. 38.352 decreased by 25% =
  39. 39.80 increased by 15% =
  40. 40.312 decreased by 75% =

Answer key

  1. 376
  2. 768
  3. 147
  4. 132
  5. 420
  6. 264
  7. 280
  8. 154
  9. 645
  10. 112
  11. 1330
  12. 468
  13. 161
  14. 679
  15. 297
  16. 124
  17. 665
  18. 294
  19. 20
  20. 216
  21. 448
  22. 255
  23. 780
  24. 330
  25. 528
  26. 108
  27. 900
  28. 540
  29. 156
  30. 399
  31. 756
  32. 543
  33. 60
  34. 286
  35. 125
  36. 232
  37. 104
  38. 264
  39. 92
  40. 78

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