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Percentage Increase and Decrease Trick Worksheet

Speed calculation lesson 23: Increase or decrease by a percent · Set 195 · 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. 1.350 decreased by 10% =
  2. 2.388 decreased by 75% =
  3. 3.530 decreased by 10% =
  4. 4.500 decreased by 15% =
  5. 5.400 increased by 35% =
  6. 6.230 increased by 30% =
  7. 7.480 decreased by 15% =
  8. 8.350 decreased by 40% =
  9. 9.332 decreased by 25% =
  10. 10.60 increased by 30% =
  11. 11.125 increased by 12% =
  12. 12.535 decreased by 40% =
  13. 13.100 increased by 30% =
  14. 14.450 decreased by 40% =
  15. 15.690 decreased by 30% =
  16. 16.550 decreased by 60% =
  17. 17.505 decreased by 60% =
  18. 18.65 increased by 20% =
  19. 19.148 decreased by 25% =
  20. 20.790 increased by 10% =
  21. 21.650 decreased by 8% =
  22. 22.80 increased by 5% =
  23. 23.570 increased by 60% =
  24. 24.690 decreased by 30% =
  25. 25.630 increased by 10% =
  26. 26.240 increased by 10% =
  27. 27.525 decreased by 20% =
  28. 28.160 decreased by 15% =
  29. 29.686 decreased by 50% =
  30. 30.565 decreased by 60% =
  31. 31.475 increased by 8% =
  32. 32.300 decreased by 8% =
  33. 33.356 decreased by 25% =
  34. 34.280 decreased by 5% =
  35. 35.400 decreased by 5% =
  36. 36.735 increased by 20% =
  37. 37.425 increased by 12% =
  38. 38.420 increased by 35% =
  39. 39.800 decreased by 15% =
  40. 40.690 decreased by 60% =

Answer key

  1. 315
  2. 97
  3. 477
  4. 425
  5. 540
  6. 299
  7. 408
  8. 210
  9. 249
  10. 78
  11. 140
  12. 321
  13. 130
  14. 270
  15. 483
  16. 220
  17. 202
  18. 78
  19. 111
  20. 869
  21. 598
  22. 84
  23. 912
  24. 483
  25. 693
  26. 264
  27. 420
  28. 136
  29. 343
  30. 226
  31. 513
  32. 276
  33. 267
  34. 266
  35. 380
  36. 882
  37. 476
  38. 567
  39. 680
  40. 276

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