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Percentage Increase and Decrease Trick Worksheet

Speed calculation lesson 23: Increase or decrease by a percent · Set 138 · 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. 1.45 decreased by 40% =
  2. 2.375 increased by 8% =
  3. 3.116 decreased by 75% =
  4. 4.140 increased by 10% =
  5. 5.350 increased by 50% =
  6. 6.300 increased by 15% =
  7. 7.120 increased by 5% =
  8. 8.460 decreased by 35% =
  9. 9.190 increased by 20% =
  10. 10.460 increased by 5% =
  11. 11.320 decreased by 15% =
  12. 12.345 decreased by 60% =
  13. 13.175 decreased by 20% =
  14. 14.308 increased by 75% =
  15. 15.280 increased by 15% =
  16. 16.565 decreased by 40% =
  17. 17.220 increased by 15% =
  18. 18.100 decreased by 5% =
  19. 19.760 increased by 20% =
  20. 20.175 decreased by 8% =
  21. 21.150 increased by 60% =
  22. 22.445 increased by 40% =
  23. 23.80 increased by 30% =
  24. 24.460 increased by 50% =
  25. 25.75 increased by 8% =
  26. 26.200 decreased by 15% =
  27. 27.645 increased by 60% =
  28. 28.40 increased by 30% =
  29. 29.320 increased by 10% =
  30. 30.500 decreased by 12% =
  31. 31.415 decreased by 60% =
  32. 32.360 decreased by 25% =
  33. 33.740 decreased by 40% =
  34. 34.55 increased by 20% =
  35. 35.695 decreased by 40% =
  36. 36.716 increased by 75% =
  37. 37.780 increased by 15% =
  38. 38.120 increased by 15% =
  39. 39.690 decreased by 40% =
  40. 40.140 increased by 5% =

Answer key

  1. 27
  2. 405
  3. 29
  4. 154
  5. 525
  6. 345
  7. 126
  8. 299
  9. 228
  10. 483
  11. 272
  12. 138
  13. 140
  14. 539
  15. 322
  16. 339
  17. 253
  18. 95
  19. 912
  20. 161
  21. 240
  22. 623
  23. 104
  24. 690
  25. 81
  26. 170
  27. 1032
  28. 52
  29. 352
  30. 440
  31. 166
  32. 270
  33. 444
  34. 66
  35. 417
  36. 1253
  37. 897
  38. 138
  39. 414
  40. 147

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