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Percentage Increase and Decrease Trick Worksheet

Speed calculation lesson 23: Increase or decrease by a percent · Set 148 · 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. 1.55 increased by 40% =
  2. 2.680 increased by 5% =
  3. 3.600 increased by 8% =
  4. 4.470 decreased by 10% =
  5. 5.675 increased by 12% =
  6. 6.625 decreased by 60% =
  7. 7.664 decreased by 75% =
  8. 8.200 decreased by 40% =
  9. 9.90 increased by 30% =
  10. 10.40 decreased by 20% =
  11. 11.140 decreased by 15% =
  12. 12.110 increased by 50% =
  13. 13.175 decreased by 8% =
  14. 14.325 increased by 8% =
  15. 15.200 decreased by 60% =
  16. 16.425 decreased by 12% =
  17. 17.600 increased by 15% =
  18. 18.528 increased by 50% =
  19. 19.270 increased by 20% =
  20. 20.240 increased by 25% =
  21. 21.100 increased by 5% =
  22. 22.340 decreased by 15% =
  23. 23.320 decreased by 15% =
  24. 24.180 increased by 5% =
  25. 25.500 decreased by 35% =
  26. 26.290 decreased by 30% =
  27. 27.660 increased by 15% =
  28. 28.394 increased by 50% =
  29. 29.400 decreased by 25% =
  30. 30.130 increased by 30% =
  31. 31.560 increased by 15% =
  32. 32.44 decreased by 25% =
  33. 33.600 decreased by 15% =
  34. 34.50 decreased by 10% =
  35. 35.495 increased by 60% =
  36. 36.100 decreased by 12% =
  37. 37.292 increased by 25% =
  38. 38.75 increased by 40% =
  39. 39.772 decreased by 75% =
  40. 40.480 increased by 35% =

Answer key

  1. 77
  2. 714
  3. 648
  4. 423
  5. 756
  6. 250
  7. 166
  8. 120
  9. 117
  10. 32
  11. 119
  12. 165
  13. 161
  14. 351
  15. 80
  16. 374
  17. 690
  18. 792
  19. 324
  20. 300
  21. 105
  22. 289
  23. 272
  24. 189
  25. 325
  26. 203
  27. 759
  28. 591
  29. 300
  30. 169
  31. 644
  32. 33
  33. 510
  34. 45
  35. 792
  36. 88
  37. 365
  38. 105
  39. 193
  40. 648

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