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Percentage Increase and Decrease Trick Worksheet

Speed calculation lesson 23: Increase or decrease by a percent · Set 493 · 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. 1.740 increased by 35% =
  2. 2.140 decreased by 35% =
  3. 3.400 increased by 5% =
  4. 4.785 increased by 20% =
  5. 5.372 increased by 75% =
  6. 6.765 increased by 40% =
  7. 7.620 decreased by 75% =
  8. 8.410 decreased by 20% =
  9. 9.180 decreased by 5% =
  10. 10.520 decreased by 5% =
  11. 11.775 increased by 40% =
  12. 12.775 increased by 8% =
  13. 13.720 decreased by 15% =
  14. 14.575 decreased by 20% =
  15. 15.235 increased by 20% =
  16. 16.230 increased by 20% =
  17. 17.472 increased by 25% =
  18. 18.400 decreased by 20% =
  19. 19.560 increased by 15% =
  20. 20.460 decreased by 30% =
  21. 21.148 decreased by 75% =
  22. 22.220 decreased by 5% =
  23. 23.720 increased by 50% =
  24. 24.655 decreased by 60% =
  25. 25.200 decreased by 5% =
  26. 26.175 increased by 40% =
  27. 27.224 increased by 75% =
  28. 28.670 increased by 10% =
  29. 29.760 increased by 30% =
  30. 30.800 increased by 5% =
  31. 31.40 increased by 15% =
  32. 32.650 increased by 60% =
  33. 33.300 decreased by 15% =
  34. 34.130 increased by 40% =
  35. 35.725 increased by 12% =
  36. 36.470 increased by 40% =
  37. 37.70 decreased by 50% =
  38. 38.175 decreased by 8% =
  39. 39.70 decreased by 30% =
  40. 40.576 decreased by 75% =

Answer key

  1. 999
  2. 91
  3. 420
  4. 942
  5. 651
  6. 1071
  7. 155
  8. 328
  9. 171
  10. 494
  11. 1085
  12. 837
  13. 612
  14. 460
  15. 282
  16. 276
  17. 590
  18. 320
  19. 644
  20. 322
  21. 37
  22. 209
  23. 1080
  24. 262
  25. 190
  26. 245
  27. 392
  28. 737
  29. 988
  30. 840
  31. 46
  32. 1040
  33. 255
  34. 182
  35. 812
  36. 658
  37. 35
  38. 161
  39. 49
  40. 144

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