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Percentage Increase and Decrease Trick Worksheet

Speed calculation lesson 23: Increase or decrease by a percent · Set 497 · 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. 1.625 increased by 20% =
  2. 2.720 increased by 15% =
  3. 3.790 increased by 40% =
  4. 4.435 decreased by 60% =
  5. 5.400 increased by 8% =
  6. 6.360 increased by 35% =
  7. 7.480 decreased by 15% =
  8. 8.540 decreased by 40% =
  9. 9.150 increased by 30% =
  10. 10.760 increased by 15% =
  11. 11.304 increased by 25% =
  12. 12.660 decreased by 5% =
  13. 13.610 increased by 20% =
  14. 14.600 decreased by 35% =
  15. 15.580 increased by 15% =
  16. 16.380 increased by 30% =
  17. 17.548 decreased by 25% =
  18. 18.284 increased by 75% =
  19. 19.680 increased by 30% =
  20. 20.750 increased by 10% =
  21. 21.576 increased by 50% =
  22. 22.460 increased by 35% =
  23. 23.450 decreased by 20% =
  24. 24.114 increased by 50% =
  25. 25.800 decreased by 5% =
  26. 26.490 decreased by 30% =
  27. 27.120 increased by 15% =
  28. 28.800 decreased by 15% =
  29. 29.780 increased by 15% =
  30. 30.64 increased by 25% =
  31. 31.80 increased by 5% =
  32. 32.450 increased by 30% =
  33. 33.50 decreased by 12% =
  34. 34.320 decreased by 40% =
  35. 35.515 decreased by 60% =
  36. 36.195 increased by 60% =
  37. 37.390 decreased by 10% =
  38. 38.60 decreased by 15% =
  39. 39.340 increased by 30% =
  40. 40.520 decreased by 5% =

Answer key

  1. 750
  2. 828
  3. 1106
  4. 174
  5. 432
  6. 486
  7. 408
  8. 324
  9. 195
  10. 874
  11. 380
  12. 627
  13. 732
  14. 390
  15. 667
  16. 494
  17. 411
  18. 497
  19. 884
  20. 825
  21. 864
  22. 621
  23. 360
  24. 171
  25. 760
  26. 343
  27. 138
  28. 680
  29. 897
  30. 80
  31. 84
  32. 585
  33. 44
  34. 192
  35. 206
  36. 312
  37. 351
  38. 51
  39. 442
  40. 494

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