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Percentage Increase and Decrease Trick Worksheet

Speed calculation lesson 23: Increase or decrease by a percent · Set 480 · 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. 1.725 increased by 20% =
  2. 2.76 increased by 75% =
  3. 3.560 increased by 15% =
  4. 4.680 increased by 5% =
  5. 5.400 increased by 5% =
  6. 6.780 increased by 15% =
  7. 7.575 decreased by 8% =
  8. 8.160 decreased by 35% =
  9. 9.400 increased by 25% =
  10. 10.780 increased by 75% =
  11. 11.125 increased by 60% =
  12. 12.430 decreased by 60% =
  13. 13.500 decreased by 35% =
  14. 14.625 increased by 12% =
  15. 15.160 decreased by 5% =
  16. 16.176 decreased by 25% =
  17. 17.260 increased by 5% =
  18. 18.156 decreased by 75% =
  19. 19.125 decreased by 60% =
  20. 20.460 decreased by 30% =
  21. 21.525 increased by 8% =
  22. 22.500 increased by 8% =
  23. 23.375 increased by 12% =
  24. 24.440 decreased by 10% =
  25. 25.785 decreased by 40% =
  26. 26.560 decreased by 15% =
  27. 27.115 decreased by 60% =
  28. 28.190 decreased by 60% =
  29. 29.520 increased by 25% =
  30. 30.70 increased by 20% =
  31. 31.480 decreased by 5% =
  32. 32.290 increased by 40% =
  33. 33.145 decreased by 40% =
  34. 34.540 increased by 10% =
  35. 35.375 decreased by 8% =
  36. 36.75 decreased by 20% =
  37. 37.200 decreased by 8% =
  38. 38.120 increased by 10% =
  39. 39.525 increased by 12% =
  40. 40.280 decreased by 35% =

Answer key

  1. 870
  2. 133
  3. 644
  4. 714
  5. 420
  6. 897
  7. 529
  8. 104
  9. 500
  10. 1365
  11. 200
  12. 172
  13. 325
  14. 700
  15. 152
  16. 132
  17. 273
  18. 39
  19. 50
  20. 322
  21. 567
  22. 540
  23. 420
  24. 396
  25. 471
  26. 476
  27. 46
  28. 76
  29. 650
  30. 84
  31. 456
  32. 406
  33. 87
  34. 594
  35. 345
  36. 60
  37. 184
  38. 132
  39. 588
  40. 182

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