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Percentage Increase and Decrease Trick Worksheet

Speed calculation lesson 23: Increase or decrease by a percent · Set 945 · 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. 1.275 decreased by 20% =
  2. 2.770 decreased by 40% =
  3. 3.692 increased by 25% =
  4. 4.325 increased by 8% =
  5. 5.40 increased by 5% =
  6. 6.465 decreased by 60% =
  7. 7.380 decreased by 15% =
  8. 8.590 increased by 20% =
  9. 9.135 increased by 60% =
  10. 10.224 decreased by 75% =
  11. 11.710 increased by 30% =
  12. 12.765 decreased by 20% =
  13. 13.400 increased by 15% =
  14. 14.575 decreased by 8% =
  15. 15.360 decreased by 5% =
  16. 16.234 increased by 50% =
  17. 17.540 decreased by 20% =
  18. 18.675 decreased by 12% =
  19. 19.540 increased by 15% =
  20. 20.100 increased by 5% =
  21. 21.600 decreased by 5% =
  22. 22.190 decreased by 30% =
  23. 23.40 decreased by 10% =
  24. 24.190 increased by 40% =
  25. 25.668 increased by 25% =
  26. 26.340 decreased by 10% =
  27. 27.416 decreased by 50% =
  28. 28.732 decreased by 25% =
  29. 29.610 increased by 30% =
  30. 30.480 increased by 35% =
  31. 31.300 increased by 8% =
  32. 32.375 increased by 8% =
  33. 33.640 decreased by 35% =
  34. 34.200 decreased by 35% =
  35. 35.120 decreased by 35% =
  36. 36.240 increased by 5% =
  37. 37.50 decreased by 8% =
  38. 38.252 decreased by 75% =
  39. 39.440 increased by 20% =
  40. 40.745 decreased by 40% =

Answer key

  1. 220
  2. 462
  3. 865
  4. 351
  5. 42
  6. 186
  7. 323
  8. 708
  9. 216
  10. 56
  11. 923
  12. 612
  13. 460
  14. 529
  15. 342
  16. 351
  17. 432
  18. 594
  19. 621
  20. 105
  21. 570
  22. 133
  23. 36
  24. 266
  25. 835
  26. 306
  27. 208
  28. 549
  29. 793
  30. 648
  31. 324
  32. 405
  33. 416
  34. 130
  35. 78
  36. 252
  37. 46
  38. 63
  39. 528
  40. 447

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