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Percentage Increase and Decrease Trick Worksheet

Speed calculation lesson 23: Increase or decrease by a percent · Set 289 · 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. 1.60 increased by 50% =
  2. 2.100 increased by 12% =
  3. 3.275 increased by 8% =
  4. 4.576 decreased by 75% =
  5. 5.680 decreased by 5% =
  6. 6.770 decreased by 60% =
  7. 7.62 decreased by 50% =
  8. 8.225 increased by 8% =
  9. 9.450 increased by 12% =
  10. 10.100 increased by 35% =
  11. 11.600 increased by 8% =
  12. 12.425 decreased by 8% =
  13. 13.392 decreased by 50% =
  14. 14.275 increased by 8% =
  15. 15.202 increased by 50% =
  16. 16.300 decreased by 25% =
  17. 17.750 increased by 30% =
  18. 18.240 increased by 60% =
  19. 19.430 increased by 60% =
  20. 20.220 decreased by 15% =
  21. 21.520 increased by 15% =
  22. 22.600 increased by 12% =
  23. 23.630 decreased by 20% =
  24. 24.720 increased by 35% =
  25. 25.738 increased by 50% =
  26. 26.148 increased by 50% =
  27. 27.40 decreased by 60% =
  28. 28.484 increased by 75% =
  29. 29.55 decreased by 40% =
  30. 30.40 decreased by 35% =
  31. 31.110 decreased by 10% =
  32. 32.675 increased by 12% =
  33. 33.80 decreased by 20% =
  34. 34.232 increased by 75% =
  35. 35.200 decreased by 15% =
  36. 36.265 increased by 20% =
  37. 37.244 increased by 75% =
  38. 38.256 decreased by 75% =
  39. 39.780 decreased by 15% =
  40. 40.760 increased by 15% =

Answer key

  1. 90
  2. 112
  3. 297
  4. 144
  5. 646
  6. 308
  7. 31
  8. 243
  9. 504
  10. 135
  11. 648
  12. 391
  13. 196
  14. 297
  15. 303
  16. 225
  17. 975
  18. 384
  19. 688
  20. 187
  21. 598
  22. 672
  23. 504
  24. 972
  25. 1107
  26. 222
  27. 16
  28. 847
  29. 33
  30. 26
  31. 99
  32. 756
  33. 64
  34. 406
  35. 170
  36. 318
  37. 427
  38. 64
  39. 663
  40. 874

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