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Percentage Increase and Decrease Trick Worksheet

Speed calculation lesson 23: Increase or decrease by a percent · Set 422 · 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. 1.125 increased by 12% =
  2. 2.760 decreased by 60% =
  3. 3.110 increased by 10% =
  4. 4.220 increased by 10% =
  5. 5.255 decreased by 60% =
  6. 6.620 increased by 75% =
  7. 7.400 decreased by 8% =
  8. 8.200 decreased by 30% =
  9. 9.770 decreased by 30% =
  10. 10.700 increased by 15% =
  11. 11.152 increased by 75% =
  12. 12.360 decreased by 5% =
  13. 13.800 decreased by 12% =
  14. 14.168 increased by 75% =
  15. 15.40 increased by 60% =
  16. 16.250 increased by 10% =
  17. 17.388 increased by 25% =
  18. 18.440 increased by 10% =
  19. 19.400 decreased by 35% =
  20. 20.700 decreased by 10% =
  21. 21.260 decreased by 35% =
  22. 22.225 increased by 12% =
  23. 23.180 increased by 35% =
  24. 24.400 increased by 40% =
  25. 25.235 increased by 60% =
  26. 26.720 increased by 30% =
  27. 27.616 increased by 25% =
  28. 28.250 increased by 30% =
  29. 29.570 decreased by 30% =
  30. 30.670 increased by 60% =
  31. 31.140 decreased by 10% =
  32. 32.256 decreased by 75% =
  33. 33.700 increased by 15% =
  34. 34.700 increased by 25% =
  35. 35.240 increased by 5% =
  36. 36.520 increased by 35% =
  37. 37.400 decreased by 30% =
  38. 38.655 increased by 40% =
  39. 39.460 increased by 5% =
  40. 40.440 increased by 15% =

Answer key

  1. 140
  2. 304
  3. 121
  4. 242
  5. 102
  6. 1085
  7. 368
  8. 140
  9. 539
  10. 805
  11. 266
  12. 342
  13. 704
  14. 294
  15. 64
  16. 275
  17. 485
  18. 484
  19. 260
  20. 630
  21. 169
  22. 252
  23. 243
  24. 560
  25. 376
  26. 936
  27. 770
  28. 325
  29. 399
  30. 1072
  31. 126
  32. 64
  33. 805
  34. 875
  35. 252
  36. 702
  37. 280
  38. 917
  39. 483
  40. 506

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