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Percentage Increase and Decrease Trick Worksheet

Speed calculation lesson 23: Increase or decrease by a percent · Set 477 · 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. 1.154 increased by 50% =
  2. 2.180 increased by 15% =
  3. 3.100 increased by 15% =
  4. 4.120 decreased by 35% =
  5. 5.300 decreased by 12% =
  6. 6.680 increased by 5% =
  7. 7.600 increased by 15% =
  8. 8.675 decreased by 12% =
  9. 9.228 decreased by 50% =
  10. 10.800 increased by 5% =
  11. 11.740 decreased by 10% =
  12. 12.440 decreased by 5% =
  13. 13.620 decreased by 15% =
  14. 14.592 decreased by 25% =
  15. 15.200 increased by 15% =
  16. 16.240 increased by 5% =
  17. 17.660 increased by 35% =
  18. 18.660 decreased by 35% =
  19. 19.510 increased by 10% =
  20. 20.175 increased by 8% =
  21. 21.350 increased by 12% =
  22. 22.70 decreased by 20% =
  23. 23.670 decreased by 30% =
  24. 24.765 decreased by 40% =
  25. 25.510 increased by 40% =
  26. 26.800 increased by 30% =
  27. 27.760 increased by 30% =
  28. 28.800 decreased by 15% =
  29. 29.130 decreased by 30% =
  30. 30.140 decreased by 60% =
  31. 31.780 increased by 5% =
  32. 32.320 increased by 15% =
  33. 33.100 increased by 35% =
  34. 34.550 increased by 8% =
  35. 35.800 increased by 35% =
  36. 36.160 increased by 15% =
  37. 37.220 decreased by 15% =
  38. 38.50 decreased by 12% =
  39. 39.470 increased by 30% =
  40. 40.282 decreased by 50% =

Answer key

  1. 231
  2. 207
  3. 115
  4. 78
  5. 264
  6. 714
  7. 690
  8. 594
  9. 114
  10. 840
  11. 666
  12. 418
  13. 527
  14. 444
  15. 230
  16. 252
  17. 891
  18. 429
  19. 561
  20. 189
  21. 392
  22. 56
  23. 469
  24. 459
  25. 714
  26. 1040
  27. 988
  28. 680
  29. 91
  30. 56
  31. 819
  32. 368
  33. 135
  34. 594
  35. 1080
  36. 184
  37. 187
  38. 44
  39. 611
  40. 141

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