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Percentage Increase and Decrease Trick Worksheet

Speed calculation lesson 23: Increase or decrease by a percent · Set 323 · 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. 1.490 increased by 20% =
  2. 2.612 decreased by 75% =
  3. 3.200 decreased by 5% =
  4. 4.40 increased by 50% =
  5. 5.264 decreased by 25% =
  6. 6.350 decreased by 50% =
  7. 7.630 decreased by 20% =
  8. 8.340 decreased by 5% =
  9. 9.230 decreased by 60% =
  10. 10.440 increased by 50% =
  11. 11.400 increased by 5% =
  12. 12.760 decreased by 75% =
  13. 13.125 increased by 40% =
  14. 14.175 decreased by 8% =
  15. 15.740 increased by 30% =
  16. 16.75 increased by 12% =
  17. 17.95 decreased by 60% =
  18. 18.60 increased by 5% =
  19. 19.592 increased by 75% =
  20. 20.180 increased by 10% =
  21. 21.400 decreased by 5% =
  22. 22.604 increased by 50% =
  23. 23.675 increased by 8% =
  24. 24.575 decreased by 8% =
  25. 25.375 increased by 20% =
  26. 26.692 decreased by 75% =
  27. 27.460 decreased by 5% =
  28. 28.196 decreased by 25% =
  29. 29.105 decreased by 20% =
  30. 30.640 decreased by 40% =
  31. 31.580 decreased by 35% =
  32. 32.660 increased by 10% =
  33. 33.100 increased by 35% =
  34. 34.215 decreased by 40% =
  35. 35.550 increased by 30% =
  36. 36.120 decreased by 75% =
  37. 37.380 decreased by 15% =
  38. 38.325 decreased by 12% =
  39. 39.190 increased by 10% =
  40. 40.300 increased by 75% =

Answer key

  1. 588
  2. 153
  3. 190
  4. 60
  5. 198
  6. 175
  7. 504
  8. 323
  9. 92
  10. 660
  11. 420
  12. 190
  13. 175
  14. 161
  15. 962
  16. 84
  17. 38
  18. 63
  19. 1036
  20. 198
  21. 380
  22. 906
  23. 729
  24. 529
  25. 450
  26. 173
  27. 437
  28. 147
  29. 84
  30. 384
  31. 377
  32. 726
  33. 135
  34. 129
  35. 715
  36. 30
  37. 323
  38. 286
  39. 209
  40. 525

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