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Percentage Increase and Decrease Trick Worksheet

Speed calculation lesson 23: Increase or decrease by a percent · Set 414 · 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. 1.670 increased by 60% =
  2. 2.120 increased by 20% =
  3. 3.620 increased by 5% =
  4. 4.300 increased by 40% =
  5. 5.480 decreased by 10% =
  6. 6.450 decreased by 60% =
  7. 7.358 increased by 50% =
  8. 8.620 decreased by 20% =
  9. 9.715 increased by 20% =
  10. 10.76 increased by 50% =
  11. 11.712 increased by 25% =
  12. 12.432 decreased by 50% =
  13. 13.470 decreased by 10% =
  14. 14.760 decreased by 15% =
  15. 15.550 decreased by 20% =
  16. 16.760 increased by 35% =
  17. 17.220 decreased by 60% =
  18. 18.410 decreased by 40% =
  19. 19.790 decreased by 10% =
  20. 20.456 decreased by 50% =
  21. 21.400 increased by 35% =
  22. 22.785 decreased by 40% =
  23. 23.80 increased by 30% =
  24. 24.160 decreased by 5% =
  25. 25.120 decreased by 10% =
  26. 26.215 increased by 20% =
  27. 27.175 increased by 12% =
  28. 28.330 decreased by 60% =
  29. 29.185 decreased by 20% =
  30. 30.315 increased by 60% =
  31. 31.475 increased by 60% =
  32. 32.160 increased by 10% =
  33. 33.204 decreased by 75% =
  34. 34.548 decreased by 25% =
  35. 35.744 increased by 75% =
  36. 36.630 increased by 30% =
  37. 37.420 increased by 5% =
  38. 38.172 increased by 75% =
  39. 39.720 decreased by 35% =
  40. 40.540 increased by 5% =

Answer key

  1. 1072
  2. 144
  3. 651
  4. 420
  5. 432
  6. 180
  7. 537
  8. 496
  9. 858
  10. 114
  11. 890
  12. 216
  13. 423
  14. 646
  15. 440
  16. 1026
  17. 88
  18. 246
  19. 711
  20. 228
  21. 540
  22. 471
  23. 104
  24. 152
  25. 108
  26. 258
  27. 196
  28. 132
  29. 148
  30. 504
  31. 760
  32. 176
  33. 51
  34. 411
  35. 1302
  36. 819
  37. 441
  38. 301
  39. 468
  40. 567

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