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Percentage Increase and Decrease Trick Worksheet

Speed calculation lesson 23: Increase or decrease by a percent · Set 984 · 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. 1.40 decreased by 10% =
  2. 2.56 increased by 25% =
  3. 3.755 decreased by 20% =
  4. 4.206 increased by 50% =
  5. 5.440 increased by 75% =
  6. 6.220 decreased by 5% =
  7. 7.40 increased by 5% =
  8. 8.180 decreased by 20% =
  9. 9.650 increased by 8% =
  10. 10.70 decreased by 20% =
  11. 11.755 decreased by 20% =
  12. 12.500 increased by 8% =
  13. 13.736 increased by 25% =
  14. 14.450 increased by 12% =
  15. 15.275 increased by 8% =
  16. 16.44 decreased by 25% =
  17. 17.268 increased by 50% =
  18. 18.375 decreased by 12% =
  19. 19.92 decreased by 75% =
  20. 20.480 decreased by 5% =
  21. 21.775 increased by 8% =
  22. 22.75 increased by 12% =
  23. 23.530 decreased by 10% =
  24. 24.60 decreased by 30% =
  25. 25.160 decreased by 15% =
  26. 26.675 increased by 8% =
  27. 27.168 increased by 25% =
  28. 28.650 increased by 12% =
  29. 29.260 increased by 30% =
  30. 30.455 increased by 20% =
  31. 31.122 decreased by 50% =
  32. 32.390 decreased by 30% =
  33. 33.160 increased by 10% =
  34. 34.100 decreased by 12% =
  35. 35.450 increased by 30% =
  36. 36.112 increased by 75% =
  37. 37.40 decreased by 15% =
  38. 38.760 increased by 20% =
  39. 39.230 decreased by 10% =
  40. 40.80 increased by 75% =

Answer key

  1. 36
  2. 70
  3. 604
  4. 309
  5. 770
  6. 209
  7. 42
  8. 144
  9. 702
  10. 56
  11. 604
  12. 540
  13. 920
  14. 504
  15. 297
  16. 33
  17. 402
  18. 330
  19. 23
  20. 456
  21. 837
  22. 84
  23. 477
  24. 42
  25. 136
  26. 729
  27. 210
  28. 728
  29. 338
  30. 546
  31. 61
  32. 273
  33. 176
  34. 88
  35. 585
  36. 196
  37. 34
  38. 912
  39. 207
  40. 140

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