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Percentage Increase and Decrease Trick Worksheet

Speed calculation lesson 23: Increase or decrease by a percent · Set 895 · 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. 1.170 decreased by 20% =
  2. 2.720 decreased by 30% =
  3. 3.136 decreased by 75% =
  4. 4.175 increased by 8% =
  5. 5.490 decreased by 40% =
  6. 6.320 decreased by 10% =
  7. 7.700 increased by 5% =
  8. 8.80 decreased by 30% =
  9. 9.140 increased by 5% =
  10. 10.165 increased by 20% =
  11. 11.722 increased by 50% =
  12. 12.670 increased by 60% =
  13. 13.580 increased by 35% =
  14. 14.120 decreased by 25% =
  15. 15.375 increased by 8% =
  16. 16.700 increased by 15% =
  17. 17.120 increased by 20% =
  18. 18.220 increased by 10% =
  19. 19.40 increased by 30% =
  20. 20.380 decreased by 30% =
  21. 21.50 decreased by 30% =
  22. 22.240 decreased by 10% =
  23. 23.720 increased by 25% =
  24. 24.50 increased by 10% =
  25. 25.120 increased by 30% =
  26. 26.480 increased by 5% =
  27. 27.460 decreased by 25% =
  28. 28.376 decreased by 50% =
  29. 29.540 decreased by 60% =
  30. 30.170 increased by 40% =
  31. 31.670 increased by 10% =
  32. 32.335 decreased by 60% =
  33. 33.480 decreased by 5% =
  34. 34.300 increased by 15% =
  35. 35.620 decreased by 30% =
  36. 36.190 decreased by 60% =
  37. 37.435 increased by 60% =
  38. 38.80 increased by 35% =
  39. 39.80 increased by 30% =
  40. 40.720 decreased by 30% =

Answer key

  1. 136
  2. 504
  3. 34
  4. 189
  5. 294
  6. 288
  7. 735
  8. 56
  9. 147
  10. 198
  11. 1083
  12. 1072
  13. 783
  14. 90
  15. 405
  16. 805
  17. 144
  18. 242
  19. 52
  20. 266
  21. 35
  22. 216
  23. 900
  24. 55
  25. 156
  26. 504
  27. 345
  28. 188
  29. 216
  30. 238
  31. 737
  32. 134
  33. 456
  34. 345
  35. 434
  36. 76
  37. 696
  38. 108
  39. 104
  40. 504

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