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Percentage Increase and Decrease Trick Worksheet

Speed calculation lesson 23: Increase or decrease by a percent · Set 622 · 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. 1.276 increased by 50% =
  2. 2.700 decreased by 20% =
  3. 3.120 decreased by 20% =
  4. 4.705 increased by 40% =
  5. 5.530 decreased by 30% =
  6. 6.265 decreased by 60% =
  7. 7.795 increased by 60% =
  8. 8.160 increased by 25% =
  9. 9.800 decreased by 12% =
  10. 10.300 decreased by 15% =
  11. 11.255 increased by 20% =
  12. 12.525 increased by 12% =
  13. 13.200 increased by 25% =
  14. 14.775 decreased by 12% =
  15. 15.40 decreased by 5% =
  16. 16.448 decreased by 50% =
  17. 17.90 decreased by 10% =
  18. 18.204 decreased by 25% =
  19. 19.760 increased by 5% =
  20. 20.400 decreased by 10% =
  21. 21.680 increased by 40% =
  22. 22.100 decreased by 8% =
  23. 23.300 increased by 5% =
  24. 24.720 increased by 35% =
  25. 25.150 increased by 10% =
  26. 26.60 decreased by 35% =
  27. 27.176 increased by 50% =
  28. 28.190 increased by 30% =
  29. 29.470 increased by 40% =
  30. 30.185 increased by 60% =
  31. 31.75 increased by 8% =
  32. 32.675 increased by 12% =
  33. 33.460 decreased by 30% =
  34. 34.520 decreased by 35% =
  35. 35.175 decreased by 8% =
  36. 36.740 increased by 20% =
  37. 37.475 decreased by 20% =
  38. 38.275 increased by 12% =
  39. 39.565 decreased by 20% =
  40. 40.152 increased by 25% =

Answer key

  1. 414
  2. 560
  3. 96
  4. 987
  5. 371
  6. 106
  7. 1272
  8. 200
  9. 704
  10. 255
  11. 306
  12. 588
  13. 250
  14. 682
  15. 38
  16. 224
  17. 81
  18. 153
  19. 798
  20. 360
  21. 952
  22. 92
  23. 315
  24. 972
  25. 165
  26. 39
  27. 264
  28. 247
  29. 658
  30. 296
  31. 81
  32. 756
  33. 322
  34. 338
  35. 161
  36. 888
  37. 380
  38. 308
  39. 452
  40. 190

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