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Percentage Increase and Decrease Trick Worksheet

Speed calculation lesson 23: Increase or decrease by a percent · Set 396 · 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. 1.160 decreased by 5% =
  2. 2.420 increased by 50% =
  3. 3.218 increased by 50% =
  4. 4.640 increased by 10% =
  5. 5.328 increased by 75% =
  6. 6.740 increased by 5% =
  7. 7.244 decreased by 75% =
  8. 8.160 increased by 25% =
  9. 9.590 increased by 60% =
  10. 10.475 increased by 12% =
  11. 11.420 increased by 30% =
  12. 12.310 increased by 10% =
  13. 13.505 increased by 20% =
  14. 14.220 decreased by 15% =
  15. 15.120 increased by 30% =
  16. 16.520 increased by 15% =
  17. 17.135 decreased by 20% =
  18. 18.688 decreased by 25% =
  19. 19.675 decreased by 12% =
  20. 20.190 decreased by 30% =
  21. 21.425 increased by 12% =
  22. 22.732 increased by 50% =
  23. 23.350 increased by 12% =
  24. 24.325 increased by 12% =
  25. 25.100 increased by 10% =
  26. 26.650 decreased by 8% =
  27. 27.292 increased by 50% =
  28. 28.800 decreased by 8% =
  29. 29.650 increased by 30% =
  30. 30.760 increased by 5% =
  31. 31.500 increased by 15% =
  32. 32.525 decreased by 12% =
  33. 33.500 increased by 15% =
  34. 34.175 increased by 12% =
  35. 35.620 decreased by 15% =
  36. 36.80 decreased by 30% =
  37. 37.180 increased by 40% =
  38. 38.90 decreased by 60% =
  39. 39.590 increased by 30% =
  40. 40.260 increased by 5% =

Answer key

  1. 152
  2. 630
  3. 327
  4. 704
  5. 574
  6. 777
  7. 61
  8. 200
  9. 944
  10. 532
  11. 546
  12. 341
  13. 606
  14. 187
  15. 156
  16. 598
  17. 108
  18. 516
  19. 594
  20. 133
  21. 476
  22. 1098
  23. 392
  24. 364
  25. 110
  26. 598
  27. 438
  28. 736
  29. 845
  30. 798
  31. 575
  32. 462
  33. 575
  34. 196
  35. 527
  36. 56
  37. 252
  38. 36
  39. 767
  40. 273

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