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Percentage Increase and Decrease Trick Worksheet

Speed calculation lesson 23: Increase or decrease by a percent · Set 27 · 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. 1.650 decreased by 8% =
  2. 2.695 decreased by 20% =
  3. 3.620 increased by 5% =
  4. 4.700 increased by 15% =
  5. 5.276 decreased by 50% =
  6. 6.220 decreased by 35% =
  7. 7.525 increased by 8% =
  8. 8.300 decreased by 12% =
  9. 9.540 decreased by 40% =
  10. 10.640 decreased by 15% =
  11. 11.340 decreased by 5% =
  12. 12.450 increased by 30% =
  13. 13.140 decreased by 35% =
  14. 14.520 increased by 25% =
  15. 15.580 increased by 10% =
  16. 16.560 decreased by 15% =
  17. 17.560 decreased by 15% =
  18. 18.564 decreased by 75% =
  19. 19.360 decreased by 50% =
  20. 20.780 increased by 15% =
  21. 21.628 increased by 75% =
  22. 22.450 decreased by 40% =
  23. 23.330 increased by 50% =
  24. 24.280 increased by 25% =
  25. 25.640 decreased by 60% =
  26. 26.125 increased by 60% =
  27. 27.800 increased by 12% =
  28. 28.375 increased by 8% =
  29. 29.580 increased by 10% =
  30. 30.260 increased by 5% =
  31. 31.140 increased by 20% =
  32. 32.465 decreased by 40% =
  33. 33.75 decreased by 40% =
  34. 34.200 increased by 35% =
  35. 35.400 decreased by 30% =
  36. 36.792 increased by 25% =
  37. 37.670 decreased by 40% =
  38. 38.430 increased by 10% =
  39. 39.80 increased by 15% =
  40. 40.760 increased by 40% =

Answer key

  1. 598
  2. 556
  3. 651
  4. 805
  5. 138
  6. 143
  7. 567
  8. 264
  9. 324
  10. 544
  11. 323
  12. 585
  13. 91
  14. 650
  15. 638
  16. 476
  17. 476
  18. 141
  19. 180
  20. 897
  21. 1099
  22. 270
  23. 495
  24. 350
  25. 256
  26. 200
  27. 896
  28. 405
  29. 638
  30. 273
  31. 168
  32. 279
  33. 45
  34. 270
  35. 280
  36. 990
  37. 402
  38. 473
  39. 92
  40. 1064

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