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Percentage Increase and Decrease Trick Worksheet

Speed calculation lesson 23: Increase or decrease by a percent · Set 545 · 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. 1.388 increased by 75% =
  2. 2.75 increased by 20% =
  3. 3.175 increased by 60% =
  4. 4.230 decreased by 40% =
  5. 5.400 decreased by 8% =
  6. 6.520 decreased by 5% =
  7. 7.210 decreased by 10% =
  8. 8.428 decreased by 50% =
  9. 9.460 increased by 30% =
  10. 10.650 increased by 8% =
  11. 11.145 increased by 60% =
  12. 12.375 decreased by 8% =
  13. 13.225 decreased by 12% =
  14. 14.180 increased by 60% =
  15. 15.40 increased by 5% =
  16. 16.400 increased by 75% =
  17. 17.110 increased by 20% =
  18. 18.790 decreased by 60% =
  19. 19.352 increased by 75% =
  20. 20.645 decreased by 40% =
  21. 21.800 increased by 12% =
  22. 22.80 increased by 75% =
  23. 23.240 increased by 5% =
  24. 24.365 decreased by 60% =
  25. 25.536 increased by 75% =
  26. 26.200 increased by 40% =
  27. 27.164 increased by 50% =
  28. 28.800 increased by 30% =
  29. 29.680 decreased by 30% =
  30. 30.600 increased by 12% =
  31. 31.525 increased by 8% =
  32. 32.100 increased by 35% =
  33. 33.700 increased by 5% =
  34. 34.425 decreased by 8% =
  35. 35.496 increased by 50% =
  36. 36.588 increased by 25% =
  37. 37.525 increased by 8% =
  38. 38.518 increased by 50% =
  39. 39.100 decreased by 12% =
  40. 40.770 decreased by 10% =

Answer key

  1. 679
  2. 90
  3. 280
  4. 138
  5. 368
  6. 494
  7. 189
  8. 214
  9. 598
  10. 702
  11. 232
  12. 345
  13. 198
  14. 288
  15. 42
  16. 700
  17. 132
  18. 316
  19. 616
  20. 387
  21. 896
  22. 140
  23. 252
  24. 146
  25. 938
  26. 280
  27. 246
  28. 1040
  29. 476
  30. 672
  31. 567
  32. 135
  33. 735
  34. 391
  35. 744
  36. 735
  37. 567
  38. 777
  39. 88
  40. 693

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