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Percentage Increase and Decrease Trick Worksheet

Speed calculation lesson 23: Increase or decrease by a percent · Set 912 · 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. 1.645 decreased by 20% =
  2. 2.175 increased by 12% =
  3. 3.75 decreased by 12% =
  4. 4.720 increased by 30% =
  5. 5.40 decreased by 35% =
  6. 6.790 increased by 10% =
  7. 7.210 increased by 20% =
  8. 8.580 decreased by 35% =
  9. 9.75 increased by 60% =
  10. 10.40 increased by 5% =
  11. 11.465 increased by 20% =
  12. 12.480 increased by 10% =
  13. 13.775 decreased by 20% =
  14. 14.775 decreased by 40% =
  15. 15.562 decreased by 50% =
  16. 16.485 decreased by 20% =
  17. 17.418 increased by 50% =
  18. 18.790 decreased by 20% =
  19. 19.265 increased by 20% =
  20. 20.486 decreased by 50% =
  21. 21.180 decreased by 10% =
  22. 22.470 decreased by 20% =
  23. 23.480 increased by 35% =
  24. 24.530 increased by 30% =
  25. 25.175 decreased by 40% =
  26. 26.350 decreased by 10% =
  27. 27.660 decreased by 35% =
  28. 28.72 decreased by 50% =
  29. 29.260 decreased by 35% =
  30. 30.160 increased by 5% =
  31. 31.325 increased by 60% =
  32. 32.142 decreased by 50% =
  33. 33.320 decreased by 40% =
  34. 34.200 increased by 8% =
  35. 35.220 increased by 25% =
  36. 36.780 increased by 15% =
  37. 37.72 decreased by 75% =
  38. 38.480 increased by 60% =
  39. 39.120 increased by 10% =
  40. 40.380 increased by 15% =

Answer key

  1. 516
  2. 196
  3. 66
  4. 936
  5. 26
  6. 869
  7. 252
  8. 377
  9. 120
  10. 42
  11. 558
  12. 528
  13. 620
  14. 465
  15. 281
  16. 388
  17. 627
  18. 632
  19. 318
  20. 243
  21. 162
  22. 376
  23. 648
  24. 689
  25. 105
  26. 315
  27. 429
  28. 36
  29. 169
  30. 168
  31. 520
  32. 71
  33. 192
  34. 216
  35. 275
  36. 897
  37. 18
  38. 768
  39. 132
  40. 437

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