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Percentage Increase and Decrease Trick Worksheet

Speed calculation lesson 23: Increase or decrease by a percent · Set 424 · 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. 1.160 increased by 10% =
  2. 2.410 increased by 30% =
  3. 3.284 decreased by 25% =
  4. 4.60 decreased by 5% =
  5. 5.260 decreased by 5% =
  6. 6.685 increased by 20% =
  7. 7.210 increased by 30% =
  8. 8.340 increased by 5% =
  9. 9.675 decreased by 12% =
  10. 10.100 increased by 12% =
  11. 11.525 increased by 12% =
  12. 12.560 increased by 60% =
  13. 13.110 increased by 40% =
  14. 14.690 increased by 20% =
  15. 15.280 decreased by 15% =
  16. 16.80 decreased by 60% =
  17. 17.650 increased by 40% =
  18. 18.320 increased by 75% =
  19. 19.720 increased by 30% =
  20. 20.640 increased by 50% =
  21. 21.745 increased by 60% =
  22. 22.350 decreased by 40% =
  23. 23.400 increased by 8% =
  24. 24.330 increased by 40% =
  25. 25.264 increased by 25% =
  26. 26.250 decreased by 10% =
  27. 27.368 increased by 50% =
  28. 28.800 decreased by 35% =
  29. 29.245 increased by 20% =
  30. 30.100 decreased by 15% =
  31. 31.280 increased by 15% =
  32. 32.580 increased by 20% =
  33. 33.100 increased by 5% =
  34. 34.390 increased by 10% =
  35. 35.716 decreased by 75% =
  36. 36.500 decreased by 8% =
  37. 37.375 decreased by 8% =
  38. 38.260 increased by 5% =
  39. 39.780 increased by 30% =
  40. 40.225 increased by 8% =

Answer key

  1. 176
  2. 533
  3. 213
  4. 57
  5. 247
  6. 822
  7. 273
  8. 357
  9. 594
  10. 112
  11. 588
  12. 896
  13. 154
  14. 828
  15. 238
  16. 32
  17. 910
  18. 560
  19. 936
  20. 960
  21. 1192
  22. 210
  23. 432
  24. 462
  25. 330
  26. 225
  27. 552
  28. 520
  29. 294
  30. 85
  31. 322
  32. 696
  33. 105
  34. 429
  35. 179
  36. 460
  37. 345
  38. 273
  39. 1014
  40. 243

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