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Percentage Increase and Decrease Trick Worksheet

Speed calculation lesson 23: Increase or decrease by a percent · Set 361 · 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 decreased by 15% =
  2. 2.425 decreased by 60% =
  3. 3.560 decreased by 15% =
  4. 4.560 decreased by 75% =
  5. 5.570 increased by 60% =
  6. 6.225 increased by 12% =
  7. 7.425 decreased by 12% =
  8. 8.635 decreased by 40% =
  9. 9.640 increased by 10% =
  10. 10.120 increased by 5% =
  11. 11.312 increased by 25% =
  12. 12.116 increased by 75% =
  13. 13.75 increased by 60% =
  14. 14.125 increased by 8% =
  15. 15.220 decreased by 15% =
  16. 16.60 decreased by 35% =
  17. 17.485 decreased by 40% =
  18. 18.760 increased by 35% =
  19. 19.368 decreased by 75% =
  20. 20.392 increased by 25% =
  21. 21.800 decreased by 25% =
  22. 22.790 increased by 60% =
  23. 23.220 decreased by 30% =
  24. 24.250 decreased by 12% =
  25. 25.120 decreased by 5% =
  26. 26.352 decreased by 25% =
  27. 27.212 increased by 25% =
  28. 28.140 decreased by 20% =
  29. 29.90 increased by 40% =
  30. 30.120 increased by 15% =
  31. 31.475 increased by 8% =
  32. 32.404 increased by 25% =
  33. 33.460 increased by 5% =
  34. 34.200 increased by 25% =
  35. 35.478 decreased by 50% =
  36. 36.760 decreased by 60% =
  37. 37.390 decreased by 30% =
  38. 38.480 increased by 15% =
  39. 39.412 increased by 50% =
  40. 40.344 increased by 75% =

Answer key

  1. 51
  2. 170
  3. 476
  4. 140
  5. 912
  6. 252
  7. 374
  8. 381
  9. 704
  10. 126
  11. 390
  12. 203
  13. 120
  14. 135
  15. 187
  16. 39
  17. 291
  18. 1026
  19. 92
  20. 490
  21. 600
  22. 1264
  23. 154
  24. 220
  25. 114
  26. 264
  27. 265
  28. 112
  29. 126
  30. 138
  31. 513
  32. 505
  33. 483
  34. 250
  35. 239
  36. 304
  37. 273
  38. 552
  39. 618
  40. 602

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