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Percentage Increase and Decrease Trick Worksheet

Speed calculation lesson 23: Increase or decrease by a percent · Set 230 · 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. 1.764 increased by 75% =
  2. 2.360 increased by 5% =
  3. 3.260 increased by 15% =
  4. 4.180 decreased by 10% =
  5. 5.325 increased by 8% =
  6. 6.80 increased by 30% =
  7. 7.108 increased by 25% =
  8. 8.680 increased by 10% =
  9. 9.40 decreased by 5% =
  10. 10.205 increased by 20% =
  11. 11.572 decreased by 25% =
  12. 12.204 increased by 25% =
  13. 13.335 increased by 40% =
  14. 14.740 decreased by 25% =
  15. 15.560 decreased by 10% =
  16. 16.162 increased by 50% =
  17. 17.195 increased by 20% =
  18. 18.480 decreased by 30% =
  19. 19.675 increased by 8% =
  20. 20.160 decreased by 30% =
  21. 21.270 decreased by 60% =
  22. 22.90 decreased by 30% =
  23. 23.108 increased by 75% =
  24. 24.525 increased by 12% =
  25. 25.240 decreased by 10% =
  26. 26.540 decreased by 5% =
  27. 27.240 increased by 50% =
  28. 28.464 increased by 50% =
  29. 29.620 increased by 35% =
  30. 30.150 decreased by 12% =
  31. 31.740 increased by 30% =
  32. 32.435 decreased by 60% =
  33. 33.135 increased by 20% =
  34. 34.516 increased by 25% =
  35. 35.500 decreased by 5% =
  36. 36.440 decreased by 25% =
  37. 37.254 increased by 50% =
  38. 38.760 decreased by 10% =
  39. 39.775 increased by 12% =
  40. 40.224 increased by 75% =

Answer key

  1. 1337
  2. 378
  3. 299
  4. 162
  5. 351
  6. 104
  7. 135
  8. 748
  9. 38
  10. 246
  11. 429
  12. 255
  13. 469
  14. 555
  15. 504
  16. 243
  17. 234
  18. 336
  19. 729
  20. 112
  21. 108
  22. 63
  23. 189
  24. 588
  25. 216
  26. 513
  27. 360
  28. 696
  29. 837
  30. 132
  31. 962
  32. 174
  33. 162
  34. 645
  35. 475
  36. 330
  37. 381
  38. 684
  39. 868
  40. 392

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