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Percentage Increase and Decrease Trick Worksheet

Speed calculation lesson 23: Increase or decrease by a percent · Set 508 · 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. 1.272 decreased by 75% =
  2. 2.345 increased by 60% =
  3. 3.410 increased by 10% =
  4. 4.285 decreased by 60% =
  5. 5.232 increased by 25% =
  6. 6.132 decreased by 25% =
  7. 7.45 decreased by 60% =
  8. 8.725 decreased by 40% =
  9. 9.335 decreased by 20% =
  10. 10.580 decreased by 5% =
  11. 11.90 increased by 40% =
  12. 12.130 decreased by 30% =
  13. 13.75 decreased by 12% =
  14. 14.60 increased by 35% =
  15. 15.666 decreased by 50% =
  16. 16.236 increased by 75% =
  17. 17.180 decreased by 30% =
  18. 18.480 increased by 5% =
  19. 19.600 increased by 5% =
  20. 20.670 increased by 40% =
  21. 21.710 increased by 20% =
  22. 22.222 increased by 50% =
  23. 23.400 decreased by 8% =
  24. 24.550 decreased by 8% =
  25. 25.660 increased by 5% =
  26. 26.340 decreased by 15% =
  27. 27.275 increased by 8% =
  28. 28.720 increased by 25% =
  29. 29.600 decreased by 15% =
  30. 30.264 increased by 25% =
  31. 31.785 decreased by 20% =
  32. 32.300 decreased by 8% =
  33. 33.740 increased by 50% =
  34. 34.220 decreased by 20% =
  35. 35.300 increased by 5% =
  36. 36.760 decreased by 20% =
  37. 37.390 increased by 10% =
  38. 38.160 increased by 75% =
  39. 39.60 decreased by 15% =
  40. 40.294 increased by 50% =

Answer key

  1. 68
  2. 552
  3. 451
  4. 114
  5. 290
  6. 99
  7. 18
  8. 435
  9. 268
  10. 551
  11. 126
  12. 91
  13. 66
  14. 81
  15. 333
  16. 413
  17. 126
  18. 504
  19. 630
  20. 938
  21. 852
  22. 333
  23. 368
  24. 506
  25. 693
  26. 289
  27. 297
  28. 900
  29. 510
  30. 330
  31. 628
  32. 276
  33. 1110
  34. 176
  35. 315
  36. 608
  37. 429
  38. 280
  39. 51
  40. 441

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