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Percentage Increase and Decrease Trick Worksheet

Speed calculation lesson 23: Increase or decrease by a percent · Set 285 · 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. 1.40 decreased by 25% =
  2. 2.690 decreased by 40% =
  3. 3.562 decreased by 50% =
  4. 4.340 increased by 15% =
  5. 5.300 decreased by 15% =
  6. 6.444 increased by 25% =
  7. 7.610 decreased by 40% =
  8. 8.400 increased by 35% =
  9. 9.80 decreased by 35% =
  10. 10.596 increased by 50% =
  11. 11.110 decreased by 30% =
  12. 12.220 increased by 35% =
  13. 13.666 increased by 50% =
  14. 14.634 decreased by 50% =
  15. 15.800 decreased by 8% =
  16. 16.570 decreased by 10% =
  17. 17.250 increased by 10% =
  18. 18.315 decreased by 60% =
  19. 19.400 increased by 60% =
  20. 20.500 increased by 5% =
  21. 21.710 decreased by 40% =
  22. 22.600 decreased by 12% =
  23. 23.285 decreased by 40% =
  24. 24.96 decreased by 25% =
  25. 25.120 increased by 15% =
  26. 26.40 increased by 35% =
  27. 27.140 decreased by 40% =
  28. 28.800 decreased by 5% =
  29. 29.540 decreased by 40% =
  30. 30.150 increased by 8% =
  31. 31.360 increased by 15% =
  32. 32.720 decreased by 35% =
  33. 33.40 increased by 10% =
  34. 34.350 decreased by 12% =
  35. 35.100 increased by 5% =
  36. 36.640 decreased by 30% =
  37. 37.432 increased by 25% =
  38. 38.575 increased by 12% =
  39. 39.620 increased by 35% =
  40. 40.400 decreased by 20% =

Answer key

  1. 30
  2. 414
  3. 281
  4. 391
  5. 255
  6. 555
  7. 366
  8. 540
  9. 52
  10. 894
  11. 77
  12. 297
  13. 999
  14. 317
  15. 736
  16. 513
  17. 275
  18. 126
  19. 640
  20. 525
  21. 426
  22. 528
  23. 171
  24. 72
  25. 138
  26. 54
  27. 84
  28. 760
  29. 324
  30. 162
  31. 414
  32. 468
  33. 44
  34. 308
  35. 105
  36. 448
  37. 540
  38. 644
  39. 837
  40. 320

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