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Percentage Increase and Decrease Trick Worksheet

Speed calculation lesson 23: Increase or decrease by a percent · Set 41 · 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. 1.530 increased by 10% =
  2. 2.500 decreased by 30% =
  3. 3.150 increased by 10% =
  4. 4.252 increased by 25% =
  5. 5.765 increased by 40% =
  6. 6.720 decreased by 20% =
  7. 7.55 increased by 20% =
  8. 8.200 decreased by 8% =
  9. 9.632 decreased by 75% =
  10. 10.210 increased by 20% =
  11. 11.725 increased by 20% =
  12. 12.660 decreased by 15% =
  13. 13.262 decreased by 50% =
  14. 14.280 increased by 15% =
  15. 15.720 increased by 5% =
  16. 16.170 increased by 10% =
  17. 17.125 increased by 20% =
  18. 18.85 decreased by 20% =
  19. 19.475 increased by 20% =
  20. 20.708 decreased by 75% =
  21. 21.260 decreased by 20% =
  22. 22.325 decreased by 12% =
  23. 23.216 increased by 75% =
  24. 24.760 decreased by 30% =
  25. 25.532 decreased by 25% =
  26. 26.176 increased by 75% =
  27. 27.360 decreased by 5% =
  28. 28.512 increased by 25% =
  29. 29.145 decreased by 40% =
  30. 30.355 increased by 60% =
  31. 31.328 increased by 25% =
  32. 32.596 decreased by 25% =
  33. 33.490 decreased by 30% =
  34. 34.325 increased by 12% =
  35. 35.790 increased by 10% =
  36. 36.660 decreased by 15% =
  37. 37.220 decreased by 5% =
  38. 38.800 decreased by 12% =
  39. 39.718 increased by 50% =
  40. 40.400 increased by 40% =

Answer key

  1. 583
  2. 350
  3. 165
  4. 315
  5. 1071
  6. 576
  7. 66
  8. 184
  9. 158
  10. 252
  11. 870
  12. 561
  13. 131
  14. 322
  15. 756
  16. 187
  17. 150
  18. 68
  19. 570
  20. 177
  21. 208
  22. 286
  23. 378
  24. 532
  25. 399
  26. 308
  27. 342
  28. 640
  29. 87
  30. 568
  31. 410
  32. 447
  33. 343
  34. 364
  35. 869
  36. 561
  37. 209
  38. 704
  39. 1077
  40. 560

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