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Percentage Increase and Decrease Trick Worksheet

Speed calculation lesson 23: Increase or decrease by a percent · Set 202 · 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. 1.644 decreased by 75% =
  2. 2.210 increased by 30% =
  3. 3.144 increased by 25% =
  4. 4.725 increased by 8% =
  5. 5.332 increased by 25% =
  6. 6.680 decreased by 10% =
  7. 7.450 decreased by 12% =
  8. 8.220 decreased by 75% =
  9. 9.560 decreased by 5% =
  10. 10.260 decreased by 5% =
  11. 11.468 decreased by 75% =
  12. 12.108 decreased by 75% =
  13. 13.780 increased by 15% =
  14. 14.490 decreased by 50% =
  15. 15.640 decreased by 25% =
  16. 16.395 decreased by 40% =
  17. 17.180 increased by 5% =
  18. 18.700 decreased by 25% =
  19. 19.490 increased by 60% =
  20. 20.480 decreased by 35% =
  21. 21.790 increased by 30% =
  22. 22.200 increased by 75% =
  23. 23.794 increased by 50% =
  24. 24.40 decreased by 15% =
  25. 25.600 increased by 12% =
  26. 26.794 increased by 50% =
  27. 27.585 increased by 20% =
  28. 28.640 increased by 50% =
  29. 29.360 decreased by 5% =
  30. 30.280 increased by 5% =
  31. 31.440 increased by 25% =
  32. 32.160 decreased by 75% =
  33. 33.680 decreased by 30% =
  34. 34.752 increased by 75% =
  35. 35.340 increased by 5% =
  36. 36.450 increased by 30% =
  37. 37.240 decreased by 15% =
  38. 38.290 increased by 10% =
  39. 39.140 decreased by 15% =
  40. 40.440 increased by 5% =

Answer key

  1. 161
  2. 273
  3. 180
  4. 783
  5. 415
  6. 612
  7. 396
  8. 55
  9. 532
  10. 247
  11. 117
  12. 27
  13. 897
  14. 245
  15. 480
  16. 237
  17. 189
  18. 525
  19. 784
  20. 312
  21. 1027
  22. 350
  23. 1191
  24. 34
  25. 672
  26. 1191
  27. 702
  28. 960
  29. 342
  30. 294
  31. 550
  32. 40
  33. 476
  34. 1316
  35. 357
  36. 585
  37. 204
  38. 319
  39. 119
  40. 462

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