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Percentage Increase and Decrease Trick Worksheet

Speed calculation lesson 23: Increase or decrease by a percent · Set 294 · 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. 1.590 decreased by 50% =
  2. 2.800 decreased by 35% =
  3. 3.745 decreased by 60% =
  4. 4.550 increased by 40% =
  5. 5.360 increased by 15% =
  6. 6.500 decreased by 5% =
  7. 7.600 decreased by 40% =
  8. 8.668 decreased by 75% =
  9. 9.475 decreased by 12% =
  10. 10.100 decreased by 5% =
  11. 11.325 decreased by 8% =
  12. 12.460 decreased by 40% =
  13. 13.440 increased by 10% =
  14. 14.350 increased by 8% =
  15. 15.140 decreased by 5% =
  16. 16.290 increased by 40% =
  17. 17.700 increased by 5% =
  18. 18.420 decreased by 10% =
  19. 19.290 decreased by 10% =
  20. 20.640 increased by 5% =
  21. 21.400 increased by 5% =
  22. 22.480 increased by 30% =
  23. 23.332 increased by 75% =
  24. 24.142 decreased by 50% =
  25. 25.608 increased by 25% =
  26. 26.110 increased by 10% =
  27. 27.580 decreased by 5% =
  28. 28.96 increased by 75% =
  29. 29.100 increased by 20% =
  30. 30.255 decreased by 20% =
  31. 31.590 decreased by 60% =
  32. 32.460 decreased by 15% =
  33. 33.172 increased by 75% =
  34. 34.290 increased by 10% =
  35. 35.350 decreased by 12% =
  36. 36.748 decreased by 50% =
  37. 37.200 decreased by 40% =
  38. 38.720 increased by 10% =
  39. 39.252 decreased by 75% =
  40. 40.160 increased by 5% =

Answer key

  1. 295
  2. 520
  3. 298
  4. 770
  5. 414
  6. 475
  7. 360
  8. 167
  9. 418
  10. 95
  11. 299
  12. 276
  13. 484
  14. 378
  15. 133
  16. 406
  17. 735
  18. 378
  19. 261
  20. 672
  21. 420
  22. 624
  23. 581
  24. 71
  25. 760
  26. 121
  27. 551
  28. 168
  29. 120
  30. 204
  31. 236
  32. 391
  33. 301
  34. 319
  35. 308
  36. 374
  37. 120
  38. 792
  39. 63
  40. 168

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