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Percentage Increase and Decrease Trick Worksheet

Speed calculation lesson 23: Increase or decrease by a percent · Set 418 · 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. 1.500 decreased by 40% =
  2. 2.460 decreased by 15% =
  3. 3.190 increased by 10% =
  4. 4.100 increased by 12% =
  5. 5.444 decreased by 75% =
  6. 6.100 increased by 60% =
  7. 7.550 increased by 12% =
  8. 8.572 decreased by 25% =
  9. 9.320 increased by 10% =
  10. 10.180 decreased by 10% =
  11. 11.625 increased by 12% =
  12. 12.60 decreased by 15% =
  13. 13.675 decreased by 12% =
  14. 14.540 increased by 35% =
  15. 15.210 increased by 40% =
  16. 16.200 increased by 15% =
  17. 17.770 increased by 30% =
  18. 18.340 decreased by 35% =
  19. 19.350 decreased by 40% =
  20. 20.440 increased by 35% =
  21. 21.380 decreased by 5% =
  22. 22.700 increased by 12% =
  23. 23.75 decreased by 8% =
  24. 24.170 increased by 50% =
  25. 25.450 decreased by 12% =
  26. 26.640 increased by 35% =
  27. 27.680 increased by 15% =
  28. 28.415 increased by 40% =
  29. 29.385 decreased by 60% =
  30. 30.540 decreased by 20% =
  31. 31.540 increased by 35% =
  32. 32.50 decreased by 10% =
  33. 33.575 decreased by 12% =
  34. 34.740 increased by 35% =
  35. 35.200 increased by 15% =
  36. 36.240 decreased by 15% =
  37. 37.340 increased by 15% =
  38. 38.720 decreased by 35% =
  39. 39.590 decreased by 10% =
  40. 40.130 decreased by 30% =

Answer key

  1. 300
  2. 391
  3. 209
  4. 112
  5. 111
  6. 160
  7. 616
  8. 429
  9. 352
  10. 162
  11. 700
  12. 51
  13. 594
  14. 729
  15. 294
  16. 230
  17. 1001
  18. 221
  19. 210
  20. 594
  21. 361
  22. 784
  23. 69
  24. 255
  25. 396
  26. 864
  27. 782
  28. 581
  29. 154
  30. 432
  31. 729
  32. 45
  33. 506
  34. 999
  35. 230
  36. 204
  37. 391
  38. 468
  39. 531
  40. 91

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