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Percentage Increase and Decrease Trick Worksheet

Speed calculation lesson 23: Increase or decrease by a percent · Set 412 · 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 decreased by 60% =
  2. 2.300 decreased by 8% =
  3. 3.140 increased by 40% =
  4. 4.470 decreased by 10% =
  5. 5.600 decreased by 10% =
  6. 6.60 increased by 40% =
  7. 7.750 increased by 8% =
  8. 8.615 decreased by 20% =
  9. 9.580 increased by 30% =
  10. 10.60 increased by 35% =
  11. 11.420 increased by 40% =
  12. 12.490 decreased by 30% =
  13. 13.260 decreased by 35% =
  14. 14.680 increased by 35% =
  15. 15.100 increased by 60% =
  16. 16.140 increased by 30% =
  17. 17.120 increased by 35% =
  18. 18.150 decreased by 12% =
  19. 19.625 decreased by 12% =
  20. 20.740 decreased by 15% =
  21. 21.745 increased by 20% =
  22. 22.650 decreased by 30% =
  23. 23.425 increased by 8% =
  24. 24.288 decreased by 75% =
  25. 25.60 increased by 30% =
  26. 26.295 increased by 20% =
  27. 27.400 decreased by 15% =
  28. 28.400 increased by 12% =
  29. 29.556 increased by 50% =
  30. 30.470 decreased by 40% =
  31. 31.575 decreased by 8% =
  32. 32.352 increased by 50% =
  33. 33.88 decreased by 75% =
  34. 34.200 decreased by 60% =
  35. 35.625 decreased by 20% =
  36. 36.400 decreased by 15% =
  37. 37.220 increased by 10% =
  38. 38.565 decreased by 40% =
  39. 39.550 decreased by 12% =
  40. 40.280 decreased by 5% =

Answer key

  1. 236
  2. 276
  3. 196
  4. 423
  5. 540
  6. 84
  7. 810
  8. 492
  9. 754
  10. 81
  11. 588
  12. 343
  13. 169
  14. 918
  15. 160
  16. 182
  17. 162
  18. 132
  19. 550
  20. 629
  21. 894
  22. 455
  23. 459
  24. 72
  25. 78
  26. 354
  27. 340
  28. 448
  29. 834
  30. 282
  31. 529
  32. 528
  33. 22
  34. 80
  35. 500
  36. 340
  37. 242
  38. 339
  39. 484
  40. 266

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