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Percentage Increase and Decrease Trick Worksheet

Speed calculation lesson 23: Increase or decrease by a percent · Set 370 · 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 increased by 10% =
  2. 2.330 increased by 10% =
  3. 3.350 increased by 20% =
  4. 4.800 increased by 5% =
  5. 5.120 decreased by 5% =
  6. 6.440 increased by 5% =
  7. 7.620 decreased by 60% =
  8. 8.230 decreased by 10% =
  9. 9.224 increased by 25% =
  10. 10.580 decreased by 40% =
  11. 11.245 decreased by 60% =
  12. 12.110 increased by 10% =
  13. 13.800 increased by 15% =
  14. 14.580 increased by 5% =
  15. 15.584 increased by 25% =
  16. 16.90 decreased by 60% =
  17. 17.675 decreased by 12% =
  18. 18.592 increased by 75% =
  19. 19.290 decreased by 40% =
  20. 20.700 decreased by 75% =
  21. 21.68 decreased by 25% =
  22. 22.600 increased by 15% =
  23. 23.76 decreased by 25% =
  24. 24.640 decreased by 20% =
  25. 25.444 increased by 25% =
  26. 26.500 decreased by 15% =
  27. 27.740 decreased by 50% =
  28. 28.440 decreased by 30% =
  29. 29.520 increased by 15% =
  30. 30.60 increased by 10% =
  31. 31.60 increased by 40% =
  32. 32.750 decreased by 50% =
  33. 33.420 increased by 5% =
  34. 34.740 increased by 15% =
  35. 35.142 decreased by 50% =
  36. 36.625 decreased by 20% =
  37. 37.540 decreased by 5% =
  38. 38.60 increased by 20% =
  39. 39.485 increased by 40% =
  40. 40.314 decreased by 50% =

Answer key

  1. 649
  2. 363
  3. 420
  4. 840
  5. 114
  6. 462
  7. 248
  8. 207
  9. 280
  10. 348
  11. 98
  12. 121
  13. 920
  14. 609
  15. 730
  16. 36
  17. 594
  18. 1036
  19. 174
  20. 175
  21. 51
  22. 690
  23. 57
  24. 512
  25. 555
  26. 425
  27. 370
  28. 308
  29. 598
  30. 66
  31. 84
  32. 375
  33. 441
  34. 851
  35. 71
  36. 500
  37. 513
  38. 72
  39. 679
  40. 157

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