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Percentage Increase and Decrease Trick Worksheet

Speed calculation lesson 23: Increase or decrease by a percent · Set 239 · 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. 1.520 increased by 35% =
  2. 2.214 increased by 50% =
  3. 3.50 increased by 10% =
  4. 4.556 increased by 75% =
  5. 5.44 increased by 75% =
  6. 6.220 increased by 30% =
  7. 7.525 increased by 8% =
  8. 8.712 increased by 25% =
  9. 9.140 increased by 5% =
  10. 10.240 decreased by 20% =
  11. 11.565 increased by 40% =
  12. 12.650 increased by 12% =
  13. 13.120 decreased by 15% =
  14. 14.740 increased by 35% =
  15. 15.250 increased by 8% =
  16. 16.550 increased by 60% =
  17. 17.212 decreased by 50% =
  18. 18.580 increased by 75% =
  19. 19.150 decreased by 12% =
  20. 20.300 increased by 50% =
  21. 21.780 increased by 30% =
  22. 22.800 decreased by 8% =
  23. 23.60 increased by 5% =
  24. 24.280 increased by 5% =
  25. 25.280 decreased by 35% =
  26. 26.560 increased by 35% =
  27. 27.60 decreased by 50% =
  28. 28.595 increased by 20% =
  29. 29.335 decreased by 20% =
  30. 30.770 decreased by 10% =
  31. 31.600 increased by 15% =
  32. 32.660 decreased by 15% =
  33. 33.200 decreased by 15% =
  34. 34.480 decreased by 35% =
  35. 35.310 increased by 10% =
  36. 36.424 decreased by 50% =
  37. 37.500 decreased by 35% =
  38. 38.196 decreased by 50% =
  39. 39.600 increased by 8% =
  40. 40.125 increased by 12% =

Answer key

  1. 702
  2. 321
  3. 55
  4. 973
  5. 77
  6. 286
  7. 567
  8. 890
  9. 147
  10. 192
  11. 791
  12. 728
  13. 102
  14. 999
  15. 270
  16. 880
  17. 106
  18. 1015
  19. 132
  20. 450
  21. 1014
  22. 736
  23. 63
  24. 294
  25. 182
  26. 756
  27. 30
  28. 714
  29. 268
  30. 693
  31. 690
  32. 561
  33. 170
  34. 312
  35. 341
  36. 212
  37. 325
  38. 98
  39. 648
  40. 140

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