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Percentage Increase and Decrease Trick Worksheet

Speed calculation lesson 23: Increase or decrease by a percent · Set 941 · 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. 1.220 decreased by 20% =
  2. 2.800 decreased by 8% =
  3. 3.760 increased by 10% =
  4. 4.488 decreased by 25% =
  5. 5.60 decreased by 25% =
  6. 6.168 increased by 25% =
  7. 7.580 decreased by 60% =
  8. 8.340 increased by 35% =
  9. 9.580 decreased by 15% =
  10. 10.268 increased by 25% =
  11. 11.452 increased by 25% =
  12. 12.590 increased by 60% =
  13. 13.690 decreased by 50% =
  14. 14.760 decreased by 5% =
  15. 15.250 decreased by 12% =
  16. 16.100 increased by 30% =
  17. 17.568 decreased by 25% =
  18. 18.40 decreased by 10% =
  19. 19.640 decreased by 10% =
  20. 20.470 decreased by 40% =
  21. 21.320 increased by 15% =
  22. 22.716 increased by 75% =
  23. 23.455 increased by 20% =
  24. 24.660 increased by 10% =
  25. 25.700 increased by 5% =
  26. 26.175 increased by 60% =
  27. 27.80 increased by 40% =
  28. 28.660 decreased by 5% =
  29. 29.800 increased by 10% =
  30. 30.120 decreased by 30% =
  31. 31.375 decreased by 12% =
  32. 32.620 increased by 75% =
  33. 33.440 decreased by 5% =
  34. 34.430 decreased by 30% =
  35. 35.400 increased by 12% =
  36. 36.250 decreased by 30% =
  37. 37.520 increased by 5% =
  38. 38.130 decreased by 10% =
  39. 39.400 decreased by 35% =
  40. 40.100 decreased by 5% =

Answer key

  1. 176
  2. 736
  3. 836
  4. 366
  5. 45
  6. 210
  7. 232
  8. 459
  9. 493
  10. 335
  11. 565
  12. 944
  13. 345
  14. 722
  15. 220
  16. 130
  17. 426
  18. 36
  19. 576
  20. 282
  21. 368
  22. 1253
  23. 546
  24. 726
  25. 735
  26. 280
  27. 112
  28. 627
  29. 880
  30. 84
  31. 330
  32. 1085
  33. 418
  34. 301
  35. 448
  36. 175
  37. 546
  38. 117
  39. 260
  40. 95

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