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Percentage Increase and Decrease Trick Worksheet

Speed calculation lesson 23: Increase or decrease by a percent · Set 983 · 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. 1.440 decreased by 20% =
  2. 2.240 increased by 5% =
  3. 3.216 increased by 25% =
  4. 4.60 increased by 5% =
  5. 5.640 increased by 10% =
  6. 6.600 decreased by 5% =
  7. 7.640 decreased by 15% =
  8. 8.588 increased by 25% =
  9. 9.520 increased by 10% =
  10. 10.195 decreased by 60% =
  11. 11.796 increased by 25% =
  12. 12.412 increased by 75% =
  13. 13.130 increased by 10% =
  14. 14.700 increased by 30% =
  15. 15.430 increased by 60% =
  16. 16.315 increased by 20% =
  17. 17.148 decreased by 50% =
  18. 18.445 increased by 20% =
  19. 19.50 increased by 30% =
  20. 20.170 increased by 40% =
  21. 21.560 decreased by 35% =
  22. 22.195 increased by 20% =
  23. 23.540 decreased by 35% =
  24. 24.770 increased by 30% =
  25. 25.100 decreased by 5% =
  26. 26.520 decreased by 5% =
  27. 27.525 decreased by 8% =
  28. 28.352 increased by 75% =
  29. 29.750 decreased by 30% =
  30. 30.315 increased by 20% =
  31. 31.84 increased by 75% =
  32. 32.456 increased by 50% =
  33. 33.80 increased by 5% =
  34. 34.630 increased by 10% =
  35. 35.640 decreased by 35% =
  36. 36.95 decreased by 40% =
  37. 37.716 increased by 25% =
  38. 38.190 increased by 40% =
  39. 39.310 decreased by 30% =
  40. 40.220 decreased by 10% =

Answer key

  1. 352
  2. 252
  3. 270
  4. 63
  5. 704
  6. 570
  7. 544
  8. 735
  9. 572
  10. 78
  11. 995
  12. 721
  13. 143
  14. 910
  15. 688
  16. 378
  17. 74
  18. 534
  19. 65
  20. 238
  21. 364
  22. 234
  23. 351
  24. 1001
  25. 95
  26. 494
  27. 483
  28. 616
  29. 525
  30. 378
  31. 147
  32. 684
  33. 84
  34. 693
  35. 416
  36. 57
  37. 895
  38. 266
  39. 217
  40. 198

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