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Percentage Increase and Decrease Trick Worksheet

Speed calculation lesson 23: Increase or decrease by a percent · Set 30 · 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. 1.548 increased by 25% =
  2. 2.272 increased by 75% =
  3. 3.310 increased by 10% =
  4. 4.440 decreased by 5% =
  5. 5.200 increased by 10% =
  6. 6.498 decreased by 50% =
  7. 7.800 decreased by 15% =
  8. 8.532 increased by 75% =
  9. 9.620 increased by 5% =
  10. 10.448 increased by 75% =
  11. 11.230 decreased by 10% =
  12. 12.550 increased by 50% =
  13. 13.625 increased by 40% =
  14. 14.740 decreased by 60% =
  15. 15.665 decreased by 20% =
  16. 16.232 increased by 75% =
  17. 17.376 decreased by 25% =
  18. 18.720 increased by 30% =
  19. 19.770 increased by 10% =
  20. 20.755 decreased by 40% =
  21. 21.345 increased by 20% =
  22. 22.598 decreased by 50% =
  23. 23.400 increased by 5% =
  24. 24.560 decreased by 15% =
  25. 25.260 increased by 15% =
  26. 26.156 increased by 25% =
  27. 27.180 increased by 15% =
  28. 28.350 decreased by 10% =
  29. 29.264 increased by 25% =
  30. 30.80 increased by 10% =
  31. 31.305 decreased by 60% =
  32. 32.405 decreased by 20% =
  33. 33.300 decreased by 15% =
  34. 34.180 decreased by 5% =
  35. 35.680 increased by 5% =
  36. 36.360 decreased by 30% =
  37. 37.176 decreased by 25% =
  38. 38.260 increased by 5% =
  39. 39.600 increased by 12% =
  40. 40.450 increased by 20% =

Answer key

  1. 685
  2. 476
  3. 341
  4. 418
  5. 220
  6. 249
  7. 680
  8. 931
  9. 651
  10. 784
  11. 207
  12. 825
  13. 875
  14. 296
  15. 532
  16. 406
  17. 282
  18. 936
  19. 847
  20. 453
  21. 414
  22. 299
  23. 420
  24. 476
  25. 299
  26. 195
  27. 207
  28. 315
  29. 330
  30. 88
  31. 122
  32. 324
  33. 255
  34. 171
  35. 714
  36. 252
  37. 132
  38. 273
  39. 672
  40. 540

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