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Percentage Increase and Decrease Trick Worksheet

Speed calculation lesson 23: Increase or decrease by a percent · Set 325 · 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. 1.402 increased by 50% =
  2. 2.674 increased by 50% =
  3. 3.280 increased by 20% =
  4. 4.120 increased by 30% =
  5. 5.784 increased by 25% =
  6. 6.570 decreased by 60% =
  7. 7.120 increased by 15% =
  8. 8.475 increased by 20% =
  9. 9.710 increased by 60% =
  10. 10.466 increased by 50% =
  11. 11.340 increased by 5% =
  12. 12.624 increased by 50% =
  13. 13.730 decreased by 30% =
  14. 14.700 increased by 12% =
  15. 15.146 increased by 50% =
  16. 16.40 increased by 40% =
  17. 17.485 increased by 20% =
  18. 18.660 decreased by 25% =
  19. 19.780 decreased by 60% =
  20. 20.40 increased by 15% =
  21. 21.140 decreased by 15% =
  22. 22.460 decreased by 15% =
  23. 23.200 increased by 35% =
  24. 24.700 increased by 40% =
  25. 25.772 increased by 75% =
  26. 26.460 decreased by 30% =
  27. 27.560 increased by 35% =
  28. 28.60 increased by 5% =
  29. 29.260 decreased by 30% =
  30. 30.140 increased by 10% =
  31. 31.360 decreased by 35% =
  32. 32.220 increased by 15% =
  33. 33.75 increased by 12% =
  34. 34.705 increased by 20% =
  35. 35.340 increased by 35% =
  36. 36.240 increased by 5% =
  37. 37.150 increased by 12% =
  38. 38.540 increased by 75% =
  39. 39.180 increased by 30% =
  40. 40.775 decreased by 8% =

Answer key

  1. 603
  2. 1011
  3. 336
  4. 156
  5. 980
  6. 228
  7. 138
  8. 570
  9. 1136
  10. 699
  11. 357
  12. 936
  13. 511
  14. 784
  15. 219
  16. 56
  17. 582
  18. 495
  19. 312
  20. 46
  21. 119
  22. 391
  23. 270
  24. 980
  25. 1351
  26. 322
  27. 756
  28. 63
  29. 182
  30. 154
  31. 234
  32. 253
  33. 84
  34. 846
  35. 459
  36. 252
  37. 168
  38. 945
  39. 234
  40. 713

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