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Percentage Increase and Decrease Trick Worksheet

Speed calculation lesson 23: Increase or decrease by a percent · Set 175 · 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. 1.700 decreased by 30% =
  2. 2.304 increased by 50% =
  3. 3.85 decreased by 60% =
  4. 4.300 increased by 12% =
  5. 5.770 decreased by 20% =
  6. 6.800 decreased by 15% =
  7. 7.550 decreased by 12% =
  8. 8.365 decreased by 20% =
  9. 9.240 decreased by 30% =
  10. 10.700 decreased by 12% =
  11. 11.710 increased by 30% =
  12. 12.140 decreased by 5% =
  13. 13.230 decreased by 30% =
  14. 14.125 increased by 12% =
  15. 15.750 decreased by 40% =
  16. 16.440 increased by 5% =
  17. 17.635 decreased by 60% =
  18. 18.70 increased by 60% =
  19. 19.60 increased by 20% =
  20. 20.750 decreased by 8% =
  21. 21.710 decreased by 60% =
  22. 22.560 decreased by 40% =
  23. 23.300 decreased by 30% =
  24. 24.580 increased by 25% =
  25. 25.240 decreased by 40% =
  26. 26.276 increased by 25% =
  27. 27.656 increased by 75% =
  28. 28.506 decreased by 50% =
  29. 29.750 decreased by 10% =
  30. 30.580 decreased by 5% =
  31. 31.515 decreased by 20% =
  32. 32.88 increased by 25% =
  33. 33.676 decreased by 50% =
  34. 34.640 decreased by 35% =
  35. 35.450 increased by 30% =
  36. 36.125 increased by 12% =
  37. 37.560 decreased by 10% =
  38. 38.600 increased by 35% =
  39. 39.305 increased by 60% =
  40. 40.540 increased by 25% =

Answer key

  1. 490
  2. 456
  3. 34
  4. 336
  5. 616
  6. 680
  7. 484
  8. 292
  9. 168
  10. 616
  11. 923
  12. 133
  13. 161
  14. 140
  15. 450
  16. 462
  17. 254
  18. 112
  19. 72
  20. 690
  21. 284
  22. 336
  23. 210
  24. 725
  25. 144
  26. 345
  27. 1148
  28. 253
  29. 675
  30. 551
  31. 412
  32. 110
  33. 338
  34. 416
  35. 585
  36. 140
  37. 504
  38. 810
  39. 488
  40. 675

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