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Percentage Increase and Decrease Trick Worksheet

Speed calculation lesson 23: Increase or decrease by a percent · Set 404 · 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. 1.584 increased by 75% =
  2. 2.575 decreased by 12% =
  3. 3.60 increased by 15% =
  4. 4.565 increased by 40% =
  5. 5.650 increased by 8% =
  6. 6.800 decreased by 8% =
  7. 7.100 decreased by 35% =
  8. 8.400 increased by 8% =
  9. 9.775 decreased by 8% =
  10. 10.620 decreased by 35% =
  11. 11.650 decreased by 10% =
  12. 12.550 decreased by 8% =
  13. 13.170 increased by 30% =
  14. 14.575 decreased by 12% =
  15. 15.695 decreased by 60% =
  16. 16.400 increased by 5% =
  17. 17.140 increased by 10% =
  18. 18.580 increased by 60% =
  19. 19.285 decreased by 60% =
  20. 20.660 decreased by 5% =
  21. 21.230 increased by 30% =
  22. 22.340 increased by 40% =
  23. 23.575 increased by 20% =
  24. 24.350 decreased by 40% =
  25. 25.570 increased by 40% =
  26. 26.640 increased by 30% =
  27. 27.648 decreased by 25% =
  28. 28.600 increased by 10% =
  29. 29.90 decreased by 40% =
  30. 30.352 increased by 25% =
  31. 31.460 increased by 5% =
  32. 32.105 increased by 40% =
  33. 33.152 increased by 75% =
  34. 34.200 increased by 10% =
  35. 35.550 increased by 12% =
  36. 36.458 decreased by 50% =
  37. 37.112 increased by 25% =
  38. 38.760 increased by 30% =
  39. 39.640 decreased by 35% =
  40. 40.545 increased by 20% =

Answer key

  1. 1022
  2. 506
  3. 69
  4. 791
  5. 702
  6. 736
  7. 65
  8. 432
  9. 713
  10. 403
  11. 585
  12. 506
  13. 221
  14. 506
  15. 278
  16. 420
  17. 154
  18. 928
  19. 114
  20. 627
  21. 299
  22. 476
  23. 690
  24. 210
  25. 798
  26. 832
  27. 486
  28. 660
  29. 54
  30. 440
  31. 483
  32. 147
  33. 266
  34. 220
  35. 616
  36. 229
  37. 140
  38. 988
  39. 416
  40. 654

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