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Percentage Increase and Decrease Trick Worksheet

Speed calculation lesson 23: Increase or decrease by a percent · Set 243 · 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. 1.388 decreased by 25% =
  2. 2.780 decreased by 25% =
  3. 3.640 decreased by 30% =
  4. 4.150 increased by 20% =
  5. 5.40 decreased by 20% =
  6. 6.350 increased by 10% =
  7. 7.200 decreased by 12% =
  8. 8.475 increased by 20% =
  9. 9.150 decreased by 12% =
  10. 10.135 increased by 40% =
  11. 11.385 decreased by 40% =
  12. 12.630 increased by 40% =
  13. 13.55 increased by 40% =
  14. 14.555 increased by 20% =
  15. 15.625 increased by 12% =
  16. 16.125 increased by 8% =
  17. 17.680 decreased by 15% =
  18. 18.140 increased by 15% =
  19. 19.220 increased by 75% =
  20. 20.660 increased by 15% =
  21. 21.180 decreased by 15% =
  22. 22.480 increased by 25% =
  23. 23.70 decreased by 10% =
  24. 24.75 increased by 8% =
  25. 25.110 decreased by 40% =
  26. 26.308 increased by 75% =
  27. 27.660 decreased by 5% =
  28. 28.320 decreased by 20% =
  29. 29.588 decreased by 75% =
  30. 30.225 decreased by 8% =
  31. 31.160 decreased by 35% =
  32. 32.520 increased by 10% =
  33. 33.500 increased by 5% =
  34. 34.316 increased by 75% =
  35. 35.530 increased by 10% =
  36. 36.560 increased by 35% =
  37. 37.660 decreased by 5% =
  38. 38.750 increased by 40% =
  39. 39.540 increased by 5% =
  40. 40.525 increased by 8% =

Answer key

  1. 291
  2. 585
  3. 448
  4. 180
  5. 32
  6. 385
  7. 176
  8. 570
  9. 132
  10. 189
  11. 231
  12. 882
  13. 77
  14. 666
  15. 700
  16. 135
  17. 578
  18. 161
  19. 385
  20. 759
  21. 153
  22. 600
  23. 63
  24. 81
  25. 66
  26. 539
  27. 627
  28. 256
  29. 147
  30. 207
  31. 104
  32. 572
  33. 525
  34. 553
  35. 583
  36. 756
  37. 627
  38. 1050
  39. 567
  40. 567

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