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Percentage Increase and Decrease Trick Worksheet

Speed calculation lesson 23: Increase or decrease by a percent · Set 433 · 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. 1.260 increased by 15% =
  2. 2.255 decreased by 40% =
  3. 3.160 decreased by 15% =
  4. 4.360 decreased by 5% =
  5. 5.720 decreased by 15% =
  6. 6.500 increased by 10% =
  7. 7.200 increased by 15% =
  8. 8.300 increased by 20% =
  9. 9.600 increased by 15% =
  10. 10.415 increased by 40% =
  11. 11.760 decreased by 25% =
  12. 12.256 decreased by 25% =
  13. 13.220 decreased by 15% =
  14. 14.80 increased by 20% =
  15. 15.124 increased by 75% =
  16. 16.295 decreased by 60% =
  17. 17.300 decreased by 8% =
  18. 18.600 increased by 35% =
  19. 19.680 increased by 35% =
  20. 20.212 decreased by 25% =
  21. 21.125 increased by 12% =
  22. 22.210 increased by 50% =
  23. 23.740 decreased by 10% =
  24. 24.400 decreased by 20% =
  25. 25.525 increased by 12% =
  26. 26.640 decreased by 15% =
  27. 27.100 decreased by 8% =
  28. 28.305 decreased by 40% =
  29. 29.180 decreased by 30% =
  30. 30.40 increased by 35% =
  31. 31.785 decreased by 60% =
  32. 32.100 increased by 12% =
  33. 33.750 increased by 30% =
  34. 34.175 increased by 8% =
  35. 35.160 decreased by 60% =
  36. 36.180 increased by 35% =
  37. 37.300 decreased by 50% =
  38. 38.550 decreased by 40% =
  39. 39.600 decreased by 8% =
  40. 40.165 increased by 60% =

Answer key

  1. 299
  2. 153
  3. 136
  4. 342
  5. 612
  6. 550
  7. 230
  8. 360
  9. 690
  10. 581
  11. 570
  12. 192
  13. 187
  14. 96
  15. 217
  16. 118
  17. 276
  18. 810
  19. 918
  20. 159
  21. 140
  22. 315
  23. 666
  24. 320
  25. 588
  26. 544
  27. 92
  28. 183
  29. 126
  30. 54
  31. 314
  32. 112
  33. 975
  34. 189
  35. 64
  36. 243
  37. 150
  38. 330
  39. 552
  40. 264

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