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Percentage Increase and Decrease Trick Worksheet

Speed calculation lesson 23: Increase or decrease by a percent · Set 920 · 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. 1.335 decreased by 20% =
  2. 2.164 increased by 75% =
  3. 3.168 decreased by 75% =
  4. 4.140 decreased by 15% =
  5. 5.440 decreased by 15% =
  6. 6.420 increased by 25% =
  7. 7.600 decreased by 12% =
  8. 8.745 increased by 40% =
  9. 9.320 increased by 60% =
  10. 10.110 decreased by 10% =
  11. 11.492 decreased by 50% =
  12. 12.705 increased by 40% =
  13. 13.445 decreased by 20% =
  14. 14.800 decreased by 12% =
  15. 15.40 increased by 5% =
  16. 16.780 decreased by 5% =
  17. 17.275 increased by 12% =
  18. 18.540 decreased by 35% =
  19. 19.640 increased by 15% =
  20. 20.50 increased by 8% =
  21. 21.122 decreased by 50% =
  22. 22.40 increased by 35% =
  23. 23.180 decreased by 30% =
  24. 24.325 increased by 12% =
  25. 25.455 increased by 60% =
  26. 26.140 decreased by 35% =
  27. 27.100 decreased by 12% =
  28. 28.788 increased by 25% =
  29. 29.375 decreased by 20% =
  30. 30.360 decreased by 35% =
  31. 31.280 increased by 35% =
  32. 32.624 increased by 25% =
  33. 33.380 decreased by 10% =
  34. 34.395 increased by 60% =
  35. 35.780 increased by 5% =
  36. 36.320 increased by 20% =
  37. 37.760 decreased by 20% =
  38. 38.775 decreased by 12% =
  39. 39.180 decreased by 5% =
  40. 40.660 increased by 15% =

Answer key

  1. 268
  2. 287
  3. 42
  4. 119
  5. 374
  6. 525
  7. 528
  8. 1043
  9. 512
  10. 99
  11. 246
  12. 987
  13. 356
  14. 704
  15. 42
  16. 741
  17. 308
  18. 351
  19. 736
  20. 54
  21. 61
  22. 54
  23. 126
  24. 364
  25. 728
  26. 91
  27. 88
  28. 985
  29. 300
  30. 234
  31. 378
  32. 780
  33. 342
  34. 632
  35. 819
  36. 384
  37. 608
  38. 682
  39. 171
  40. 759

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