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Percentage Increase and Decrease Trick Worksheet

Speed calculation lesson 23: Increase or decrease by a percent · Set 936 · 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. 1.325 decreased by 20% =
  2. 2.94 increased by 50% =
  3. 3.235 increased by 60% =
  4. 4.375 increased by 60% =
  5. 5.540 decreased by 25% =
  6. 6.50 decreased by 40% =
  7. 7.90 decreased by 10% =
  8. 8.720 decreased by 35% =
  9. 9.490 increased by 40% =
  10. 10.715 increased by 60% =
  11. 11.800 increased by 35% =
  12. 12.290 decreased by 20% =
  13. 13.284 increased by 25% =
  14. 14.50 decreased by 12% =
  15. 15.480 increased by 5% =
  16. 16.510 increased by 10% =
  17. 17.660 decreased by 75% =
  18. 18.340 decreased by 35% =
  19. 19.444 increased by 25% =
  20. 20.75 decreased by 8% =
  21. 21.320 increased by 15% =
  22. 22.324 increased by 50% =
  23. 23.710 decreased by 10% =
  24. 24.504 decreased by 50% =
  25. 25.638 decreased by 50% =
  26. 26.560 decreased by 10% =
  27. 27.720 increased by 15% =
  28. 28.220 increased by 5% =
  29. 29.428 increased by 75% =
  30. 30.740 increased by 30% =
  31. 31.70 decreased by 50% =
  32. 32.160 increased by 5% =
  33. 33.740 increased by 35% =
  34. 34.350 decreased by 12% =
  35. 35.620 decreased by 5% =
  36. 36.470 decreased by 10% =
  37. 37.620 decreased by 35% =
  38. 38.640 decreased by 5% =
  39. 39.80 increased by 15% =
  40. 40.740 decreased by 35% =

Answer key

  1. 260
  2. 141
  3. 376
  4. 600
  5. 405
  6. 30
  7. 81
  8. 468
  9. 686
  10. 1144
  11. 1080
  12. 232
  13. 355
  14. 44
  15. 504
  16. 561
  17. 165
  18. 221
  19. 555
  20. 69
  21. 368
  22. 486
  23. 639
  24. 252
  25. 319
  26. 504
  27. 828
  28. 231
  29. 749
  30. 962
  31. 35
  32. 168
  33. 999
  34. 308
  35. 589
  36. 423
  37. 403
  38. 608
  39. 92
  40. 481

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