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Percentage Increase and Decrease Trick Worksheet

Speed calculation lesson 23: Increase or decrease by a percent · Set 431 · 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. 1.390 decreased by 30% =
  2. 2.95 increased by 20% =
  3. 3.740 decreased by 15% =
  4. 4.88 increased by 75% =
  5. 5.44 decreased by 25% =
  6. 6.50 decreased by 12% =
  7. 7.230 increased by 60% =
  8. 8.784 increased by 25% =
  9. 9.50 decreased by 10% =
  10. 10.168 increased by 50% =
  11. 11.608 increased by 75% =
  12. 12.280 increased by 5% =
  13. 13.780 decreased by 40% =
  14. 14.575 decreased by 12% =
  15. 15.508 increased by 75% =
  16. 16.100 decreased by 15% =
  17. 17.325 decreased by 60% =
  18. 18.65 increased by 20% =
  19. 19.328 increased by 25% =
  20. 20.180 increased by 30% =
  21. 21.260 increased by 5% =
  22. 22.375 increased by 8% =
  23. 23.640 increased by 35% =
  24. 24.780 decreased by 25% =
  25. 25.175 decreased by 60% =
  26. 26.200 increased by 5% =
  27. 27.760 increased by 50% =
  28. 28.400 decreased by 15% =
  29. 29.100 increased by 35% =
  30. 30.240 increased by 10% =
  31. 31.465 decreased by 40% =
  32. 32.240 increased by 60% =
  33. 33.60 decreased by 10% =
  34. 34.650 increased by 12% =
  35. 35.140 increased by 60% =
  36. 36.300 increased by 5% =
  37. 37.170 increased by 50% =
  38. 38.80 increased by 35% =
  39. 39.600 decreased by 12% =
  40. 40.60 increased by 15% =

Answer key

  1. 273
  2. 114
  3. 629
  4. 154
  5. 33
  6. 44
  7. 368
  8. 980
  9. 45
  10. 252
  11. 1064
  12. 294
  13. 468
  14. 506
  15. 889
  16. 85
  17. 130
  18. 78
  19. 410
  20. 234
  21. 273
  22. 405
  23. 864
  24. 585
  25. 70
  26. 210
  27. 1140
  28. 340
  29. 135
  30. 264
  31. 279
  32. 384
  33. 54
  34. 728
  35. 224
  36. 315
  37. 255
  38. 108
  39. 528
  40. 69

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