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Percentage Increase and Decrease Trick Worksheet

Speed calculation lesson 23: Increase or decrease by a percent · Set 958 · 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. 1.320 decreased by 40% =
  2. 2.150 decreased by 30% =
  3. 3.130 decreased by 10% =
  4. 4.775 decreased by 12% =
  5. 5.750 increased by 20% =
  6. 6.120 increased by 5% =
  7. 7.684 increased by 50% =
  8. 8.425 decreased by 40% =
  9. 9.180 increased by 20% =
  10. 10.200 decreased by 15% =
  11. 11.690 increased by 10% =
  12. 12.450 increased by 8% =
  13. 13.560 decreased by 5% =
  14. 14.410 increased by 10% =
  15. 15.240 decreased by 20% =
  16. 16.576 increased by 25% =
  17. 17.175 increased by 8% =
  18. 18.615 decreased by 60% =
  19. 19.735 decreased by 20% =
  20. 20.560 decreased by 5% =
  21. 21.180 decreased by 20% =
  22. 22.345 decreased by 20% =
  23. 23.680 decreased by 5% =
  24. 24.210 decreased by 50% =
  25. 25.500 decreased by 8% =
  26. 26.800 increased by 50% =
  27. 27.120 decreased by 40% =
  28. 28.550 decreased by 8% =
  29. 29.315 increased by 20% =
  30. 30.715 increased by 60% =
  31. 31.552 increased by 25% =
  32. 32.580 decreased by 15% =
  33. 33.340 increased by 40% =
  34. 34.130 increased by 10% =
  35. 35.390 increased by 20% =
  36. 36.316 decreased by 75% =
  37. 37.60 increased by 15% =
  38. 38.740 increased by 10% =
  39. 39.40 increased by 30% =
  40. 40.375 decreased by 12% =

Answer key

  1. 192
  2. 105
  3. 117
  4. 682
  5. 900
  6. 126
  7. 1026
  8. 255
  9. 216
  10. 170
  11. 759
  12. 486
  13. 532
  14. 451
  15. 192
  16. 720
  17. 189
  18. 246
  19. 588
  20. 532
  21. 144
  22. 276
  23. 646
  24. 105
  25. 460
  26. 1200
  27. 72
  28. 506
  29. 378
  30. 1144
  31. 690
  32. 493
  33. 476
  34. 143
  35. 468
  36. 79
  37. 69
  38. 814
  39. 52
  40. 330

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