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Percentage Increase and Decrease Trick Worksheet

Speed calculation lesson 23: Increase or decrease by a percent · Set 264 · 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 increased by 35% =
  2. 2.605 decreased by 20% =
  3. 3.320 decreased by 5% =
  4. 4.570 increased by 60% =
  5. 5.330 decreased by 60% =
  6. 6.200 decreased by 35% =
  7. 7.560 decreased by 50% =
  8. 8.750 increased by 8% =
  9. 9.130 decreased by 30% =
  10. 10.80 decreased by 15% =
  11. 11.40 decreased by 10% =
  12. 12.248 increased by 50% =
  13. 13.300 increased by 15% =
  14. 14.280 increased by 40% =
  15. 15.524 increased by 50% =
  16. 16.660 increased by 20% =
  17. 17.292 increased by 50% =
  18. 18.160 decreased by 5% =
  19. 19.75 increased by 12% =
  20. 20.300 increased by 20% =
  21. 21.400 increased by 8% =
  22. 22.260 decreased by 5% =
  23. 23.168 increased by 50% =
  24. 24.680 decreased by 15% =
  25. 25.520 increased by 10% =
  26. 26.108 decreased by 25% =
  27. 27.150 increased by 8% =
  28. 28.164 decreased by 75% =
  29. 29.650 decreased by 10% =
  30. 30.40 increased by 5% =
  31. 31.590 increased by 10% =
  32. 32.756 increased by 75% =
  33. 33.260 increased by 35% =
  34. 34.540 increased by 20% =
  35. 35.175 increased by 12% =
  36. 36.272 decreased by 25% =
  37. 37.550 decreased by 20% =
  38. 38.735 increased by 20% =
  39. 39.725 increased by 40% =
  40. 40.164 increased by 75% =

Answer key

  1. 837
  2. 484
  3. 304
  4. 912
  5. 132
  6. 130
  7. 280
  8. 810
  9. 91
  10. 68
  11. 36
  12. 372
  13. 345
  14. 392
  15. 786
  16. 792
  17. 438
  18. 152
  19. 84
  20. 360
  21. 432
  22. 247
  23. 252
  24. 578
  25. 572
  26. 81
  27. 162
  28. 41
  29. 585
  30. 42
  31. 649
  32. 1323
  33. 351
  34. 648
  35. 196
  36. 204
  37. 440
  38. 882
  39. 1015
  40. 287

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