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Percentage Increase and Decrease Trick Worksheet

Speed calculation lesson 23: Increase or decrease by a percent · Set 512 · 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. 1.270 increased by 30% =
  2. 2.350 decreased by 20% =
  3. 3.100 decreased by 8% =
  4. 4.160 increased by 30% =
  5. 5.132 increased by 25% =
  6. 6.560 increased by 10% =
  7. 7.175 decreased by 8% =
  8. 8.455 decreased by 20% =
  9. 9.225 increased by 12% =
  10. 10.720 increased by 10% =
  11. 11.175 decreased by 20% =
  12. 12.475 increased by 12% =
  13. 13.750 increased by 8% =
  14. 14.45 increased by 20% =
  15. 15.656 increased by 75% =
  16. 16.360 increased by 40% =
  17. 17.180 decreased by 30% =
  18. 18.380 decreased by 25% =
  19. 19.710 increased by 10% =
  20. 20.200 increased by 15% =
  21. 21.785 decreased by 60% =
  22. 22.390 decreased by 20% =
  23. 23.180 increased by 15% =
  24. 24.660 increased by 15% =
  25. 25.440 increased by 5% =
  26. 26.690 increased by 20% =
  27. 27.140 decreased by 15% =
  28. 28.640 decreased by 15% =
  29. 29.165 decreased by 40% =
  30. 30.340 increased by 40% =
  31. 31.96 decreased by 25% =
  32. 32.150 increased by 50% =
  33. 33.220 increased by 5% =
  34. 34.240 increased by 20% =
  35. 35.100 increased by 15% =
  36. 36.375 decreased by 8% =
  37. 37.650 increased by 40% =
  38. 38.75 increased by 8% =
  39. 39.300 decreased by 12% =
  40. 40.760 increased by 40% =

Answer key

  1. 351
  2. 280
  3. 92
  4. 208
  5. 165
  6. 616
  7. 161
  8. 364
  9. 252
  10. 792
  11. 140
  12. 532
  13. 810
  14. 54
  15. 1148
  16. 504
  17. 126
  18. 285
  19. 781
  20. 230
  21. 314
  22. 312
  23. 207
  24. 759
  25. 462
  26. 828
  27. 119
  28. 544
  29. 99
  30. 476
  31. 72
  32. 225
  33. 231
  34. 288
  35. 115
  36. 345
  37. 910
  38. 81
  39. 264
  40. 1064

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