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Percentage Increase and Decrease Trick Worksheet

Speed calculation lesson 23: Increase or decrease by a percent · Set 550 · 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. 1.340 decreased by 10% =
  2. 2.560 increased by 5% =
  3. 3.460 decreased by 60% =
  4. 4.660 decreased by 10% =
  5. 5.76 decreased by 50% =
  6. 6.550 decreased by 20% =
  7. 7.650 decreased by 40% =
  8. 8.770 increased by 40% =
  9. 9.150 increased by 8% =
  10. 10.740 increased by 5% =
  11. 11.505 increased by 20% =
  12. 12.800 increased by 5% =
  13. 13.100 decreased by 35% =
  14. 14.120 increased by 5% =
  15. 15.600 increased by 8% =
  16. 16.704 increased by 25% =
  17. 17.380 increased by 35% =
  18. 18.524 decreased by 25% =
  19. 19.680 decreased by 20% =
  20. 20.490 increased by 20% =
  21. 21.665 increased by 40% =
  22. 22.200 increased by 15% =
  23. 23.740 increased by 15% =
  24. 24.125 decreased by 60% =
  25. 25.250 decreased by 8% =
  26. 26.240 increased by 15% =
  27. 27.400 increased by 12% =
  28. 28.440 increased by 5% =
  29. 29.424 increased by 75% =
  30. 30.375 increased by 12% =
  31. 31.432 decreased by 50% =
  32. 32.132 increased by 25% =
  33. 33.650 increased by 12% =
  34. 34.628 increased by 25% =
  35. 35.70 increased by 20% =
  36. 36.320 increased by 20% =
  37. 37.800 increased by 12% =
  38. 38.425 increased by 60% =
  39. 39.625 decreased by 8% =
  40. 40.204 decreased by 50% =

Answer key

  1. 306
  2. 588
  3. 184
  4. 594
  5. 38
  6. 440
  7. 390
  8. 1078
  9. 162
  10. 777
  11. 606
  12. 840
  13. 65
  14. 126
  15. 648
  16. 880
  17. 513
  18. 393
  19. 544
  20. 588
  21. 931
  22. 230
  23. 851
  24. 50
  25. 230
  26. 276
  27. 448
  28. 462
  29. 742
  30. 420
  31. 216
  32. 165
  33. 728
  34. 785
  35. 84
  36. 384
  37. 896
  38. 680
  39. 575
  40. 102

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