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Percentage Increase and Decrease Trick Worksheet

Speed calculation lesson 23: Increase or decrease by a percent · Set 225 · 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. 1.620 decreased by 15% =
  2. 2.285 decreased by 60% =
  3. 3.48 increased by 75% =
  4. 4.380 increased by 15% =
  5. 5.50 increased by 12% =
  6. 6.380 increased by 10% =
  7. 7.700 increased by 10% =
  8. 8.350 increased by 8% =
  9. 9.560 increased by 5% =
  10. 10.200 decreased by 12% =
  11. 11.500 increased by 8% =
  12. 12.140 increased by 10% =
  13. 13.800 increased by 10% =
  14. 14.790 decreased by 20% =
  15. 15.160 decreased by 15% =
  16. 16.400 increased by 35% =
  17. 17.288 decreased by 75% =
  18. 18.175 decreased by 8% =
  19. 19.760 decreased by 35% =
  20. 20.775 decreased by 8% =
  21. 21.350 increased by 8% =
  22. 22.160 decreased by 10% =
  23. 23.760 decreased by 40% =
  24. 24.668 increased by 25% =
  25. 25.616 decreased by 75% =
  26. 26.415 increased by 20% =
  27. 27.150 decreased by 60% =
  28. 28.300 increased by 12% =
  29. 29.180 increased by 40% =
  30. 30.400 decreased by 15% =
  31. 31.555 decreased by 60% =
  32. 32.110 increased by 40% =
  33. 33.464 decreased by 50% =
  34. 34.555 increased by 20% =
  35. 35.360 decreased by 35% =
  36. 36.290 decreased by 40% =
  37. 37.410 increased by 30% =
  38. 38.220 decreased by 35% =
  39. 39.65 increased by 60% =
  40. 40.232 increased by 75% =

Answer key

  1. 527
  2. 114
  3. 84
  4. 437
  5. 56
  6. 418
  7. 770
  8. 378
  9. 588
  10. 176
  11. 540
  12. 154
  13. 880
  14. 632
  15. 136
  16. 540
  17. 72
  18. 161
  19. 494
  20. 713
  21. 378
  22. 144
  23. 456
  24. 835
  25. 154
  26. 498
  27. 60
  28. 336
  29. 252
  30. 340
  31. 222
  32. 154
  33. 232
  34. 666
  35. 234
  36. 174
  37. 533
  38. 143
  39. 104
  40. 406

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