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Percentage Increase and Decrease Trick Worksheet

Speed calculation lesson 23: Increase or decrease by a percent · Set 614 · 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. 1.640 increased by 15% =
  2. 2.264 decreased by 75% =
  3. 3.245 decreased by 40% =
  4. 4.180 increased by 15% =
  5. 5.760 decreased by 60% =
  6. 6.588 increased by 75% =
  7. 7.456 decreased by 75% =
  8. 8.300 increased by 5% =
  9. 9.300 increased by 35% =
  10. 10.160 decreased by 10% =
  11. 11.620 increased by 5% =
  12. 12.650 increased by 30% =
  13. 13.130 decreased by 20% =
  14. 14.740 increased by 5% =
  15. 15.670 decreased by 10% =
  16. 16.240 increased by 15% =
  17. 17.475 decreased by 12% =
  18. 18.320 increased by 35% =
  19. 19.300 increased by 5% =
  20. 20.120 decreased by 15% =
  21. 21.385 increased by 40% =
  22. 22.556 increased by 75% =
  23. 23.224 decreased by 25% =
  24. 24.500 increased by 30% =
  25. 25.224 decreased by 75% =
  26. 26.320 increased by 5% =
  27. 27.202 decreased by 50% =
  28. 28.404 decreased by 75% =
  29. 29.500 decreased by 35% =
  30. 30.760 decreased by 75% =
  31. 31.90 increased by 30% =
  32. 32.795 increased by 60% =
  33. 33.440 increased by 75% =
  34. 34.224 decreased by 25% =
  35. 35.40 decreased by 10% =
  36. 36.565 decreased by 40% =
  37. 37.420 decreased by 40% =
  38. 38.136 increased by 25% =
  39. 39.650 decreased by 8% =
  40. 40.500 increased by 8% =

Answer key

  1. 736
  2. 66
  3. 147
  4. 207
  5. 304
  6. 1029
  7. 114
  8. 315
  9. 405
  10. 144
  11. 651
  12. 845
  13. 104
  14. 777
  15. 603
  16. 276
  17. 418
  18. 432
  19. 315
  20. 102
  21. 539
  22. 973
  23. 168
  24. 650
  25. 56
  26. 336
  27. 101
  28. 101
  29. 325
  30. 190
  31. 117
  32. 1272
  33. 770
  34. 168
  35. 36
  36. 339
  37. 252
  38. 170
  39. 598
  40. 540

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