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Percentage Increase and Decrease Trick Worksheet

Speed calculation lesson 23: Increase or decrease by a percent · Set 621 · 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. 1.130 increased by 30% =
  2. 2.276 increased by 25% =
  3. 3.660 increased by 20% =
  4. 4.340 decreased by 10% =
  5. 5.700 decreased by 35% =
  6. 6.484 increased by 50% =
  7. 7.125 decreased by 8% =
  8. 8.340 increased by 15% =
  9. 9.610 increased by 20% =
  10. 10.625 decreased by 8% =
  11. 11.775 increased by 8% =
  12. 12.358 increased by 50% =
  13. 13.190 increased by 40% =
  14. 14.530 decreased by 20% =
  15. 15.280 decreased by 60% =
  16. 16.124 increased by 75% =
  17. 17.60 decreased by 30% =
  18. 18.290 increased by 30% =
  19. 19.180 decreased by 20% =
  20. 20.380 increased by 15% =
  21. 21.510 increased by 10% =
  22. 22.540 increased by 25% =
  23. 23.360 increased by 15% =
  24. 24.380 increased by 20% =
  25. 25.40 decreased by 35% =
  26. 26.475 increased by 8% =
  27. 27.150 decreased by 8% =
  28. 28.595 increased by 20% =
  29. 29.635 increased by 40% =
  30. 30.412 increased by 50% =
  31. 31.235 decreased by 20% =
  32. 32.575 decreased by 8% =
  33. 33.772 increased by 50% =
  34. 34.525 increased by 40% =
  35. 35.310 decreased by 30% =
  36. 36.776 decreased by 75% =
  37. 37.50 decreased by 10% =
  38. 38.760 decreased by 35% =
  39. 39.335 decreased by 60% =
  40. 40.80 increased by 15% =

Answer key

  1. 169
  2. 345
  3. 792
  4. 306
  5. 455
  6. 726
  7. 115
  8. 391
  9. 732
  10. 575
  11. 837
  12. 537
  13. 266
  14. 424
  15. 112
  16. 217
  17. 42
  18. 377
  19. 144
  20. 437
  21. 561
  22. 675
  23. 414
  24. 456
  25. 26
  26. 513
  27. 138
  28. 714
  29. 889
  30. 618
  31. 188
  32. 529
  33. 1158
  34. 735
  35. 217
  36. 194
  37. 45
  38. 494
  39. 134
  40. 92

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